Qixian 祁县 | |
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Coordinates: 37°21′30″N112°20′07″E / 37.3583°N 112.3353°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Shanxi |
Prefecture-level city | Jinzhong |
Area | |
• Total | 854 km2 (330 sq mi) |
Population (2010 census) | 265,310 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 030900 |
Area code | 0354 |
Qi County, Shanxi | |||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 祁 縣 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 祁 县 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | Vast County | ||||||||
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Qi County,also known by its Chinese name Qixian,is a county in the central part of Shanxi Province,China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jinzhong and has a population of approximately 265,310.
The county is on the route of the Datong-Puzhou Railway,the primary axial railway of Shanxi Province,which links it to Datong (approximately 7.5 hours) and the provincial capital Taiyuan (approximately 1.5 hours away).
The county seat,also named Qixian,is designated as a National Historic and Cultural City. The county is home to the Qiao &Qu Family Compounds and is nearby the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Pingyao.
Climate data for Qixian (1991–2020 normals,extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 13.3 (55.9) | 21.8 (71.2) | 29.7 (85.5) | 37.4 (99.3) | 37.4 (99.3) | 41.0 (105.8) | 38.5 (101.3) | 38.7 (101.7) | 37.1 (98.8) | 30.0 (86.0) | 23.7 (74.7) | 18.2 (64.8) | 41.0 (105.8) |
Average high °C (°F) | 2.7 (36.9) | 7.2 (45.0) | 13.9 (57.0) | 21.2 (70.2) | 26.8 (80.2) | 30.3 (86.5) | 30.9 (87.6) | 29.0 (84.2) | 24.6 (76.3) | 18.6 (65.5) | 10.6 (51.1) | 3.9 (39.0) | 18.3 (65.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.5 (23.9) | −0.4 (31.3) | 6.3 (43.3) | 13.5 (56.3) | 19.2 (66.6) | 23.0 (73.4) | 24.6 (76.3) | 22.8 (73.0) | 17.7 (63.9) | 11.2 (52.2) | 3.6 (38.5) | −2.7 (27.1) | 11.2 (52.2) |
Average low °C (°F) | −10.2 (13.6) | −6.4 (20.5) | −0.3 (31.5) | 6.1 (43.0) | 11.6 (52.9) | 16.1 (61.0) | 19.1 (66.4) | 17.7 (63.9) | 12.0 (53.6) | 5.2 (41.4) | −1.9 (28.6) | −7.8 (18.0) | 5.1 (41.2) |
Record low °C (°F) | −23.1 (−9.6) | −23.5 (−10.3) | −13.1 (8.4) | −7.1 (19.2) | −0.1 (31.8) | 6.1 (43.0) | 10.9 (51.6) | 7.6 (45.7) | −0.7 (30.7) | −8.3 (17.1) | −21.7 (−7.1) | −25.6 (−14.1) | −25.6 (−14.1) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.7 (0.11) | 4.1 (0.16) | 9.0 (0.35) | 24.8 (0.98) | 27.7 (1.09) | 42.8 (1.69) | 105.9 (4.17) | 87.0 (3.43) | 59.4 (2.34) | 32.7 (1.29) | 13.0 (0.51) | 2.5 (0.10) | 411.6 (16.22) |
Average precipitation days (≥0.1 mm) | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 9.0 | 11.8 | 10.2 | 8.2 | 6.5 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 71.2 |
Average snowy days | 2.9 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 13.7 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 51 | 48 | 44 | 46 | 48 | 56 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 59 | 53 | 57 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 156.6 | 169.6 | 209.8 | 237.5 | 262.7 | 239.8 | 223.7 | 212.6 | 188.2 | 185.7 | 160.7 | 153.0 | 2,399.9 |
Percent possible sunshine | 51 | 55 | 56 | 60 | 60 | 55 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 54 |
Source:China Meteorological Administration [1] [2] |
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