Geography
Zhijin County is located in the southeastern part of Bijie City,roughly in the middle of Guizhou province. It is 151 km from Guiyang,95 km from Anshun,129 km from Bijie City. It spans 82.5 km from East to West,and 66 km from North to South. Its total area is 2,868 km2 (1,107 sq mi).
Karst topography dominates the landscape,with caves everywhere. The Zhijin Cave 22 km from the county seat is considered the most magnificent cave in China,and is a popular tourist spot.
The highest point in the county has altitude 2262 m,and the lowest 1319 m.
Climate
The average temperature is 14.7 c,with annual rainfall 1391 mm.
| Climate data for Zhijin,elevation 1,319 m (4,327 ft),(1991–2020 normals,extremes 1981–2010) |
|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.7
(71.1) | 29.5
(85.1) | 32.2
(90.0) | 32.8
(91.0) | 34.0
(93.2) | 32.6
(90.7) | 32.7
(90.9) | 33.2
(91.8) | 32.4
(90.3) | 29.9
(85.8) | 26.0
(78.8) | 22.0
(71.6) | 34.0
(93.2) |
|---|
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.8
(46.0) | 11.1
(52.0) | 15.8
(60.4) | 20.9
(69.6) | 23.6
(74.5) | 25.2
(77.4) | 27.1
(80.8) | 27.4
(81.3) | 24.2
(75.6) | 18.9
(66.0) | 15.4
(59.7) | 9.9
(49.8) | 18.9
(66.1) |
|---|
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.6
(40.3) | 7.0
(44.6) | 11.0
(51.8) | 15.8
(60.4) | 18.8
(65.8) | 21.0
(69.8) | 22.8
(73.0) | 22.4
(72.3) | 19.6
(67.3) | 15.2
(59.4) | 11.3
(52.3) | 6.4
(43.5) | 14.7
(58.4) |
|---|
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.4
(36.3) | 4.3
(39.7) | 7.9
(46.2) | 12.2
(54.0) | 15.3
(59.5) | 18.0
(64.4) | 19.7
(67.5) | 19.1
(66.4) | 16.5
(61.7) | 12.8
(55.0) | 8.6
(47.5) | 4.0
(39.2) | 11.7
(53.1) |
|---|
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.1
(22.8) | −4.2
(24.4) | −3.7
(25.3) | 1.9
(35.4) | 6.3
(43.3) | 9.9
(49.8) | 10.1
(50.2) | 12.3
(54.1) | 6.7
(44.1) | 1.9
(35.4) | −2.2
(28.0) | −5.9
(21.4) | −5.9
(21.4) |
|---|
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 28.8
(1.13) | 20.4
(0.80) | 34.7
(1.37) | 82.0
(3.23) | 172.9
(6.81) | 297.8
(11.72) | 268.5
(10.57) | 179.5
(7.07) | 140.8
(5.54) | 108.4
(4.27) | 34.3
(1.35) | 22.9
(0.90) | 1,391
(54.76) |
|---|
| Average precipitation days (≥0.1 mm) | 18.9 | 16.2 | 16.4 | 16.5 | 18.4 | 19.6 | 17.2 | 14.8 | 13.5 | 18.7 | 13.7 | 15.7 | 199.6 |
|---|
| Average snowy days | 4.9 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 9.8 |
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| Average relative humidity (%) | 85 | 81 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 82 | 80 |
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| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 37.2 | 56.1 | 89.1 | 117.2 | 121.5 | 91.9 | 146.6 | 161.5 | 114.6 | 65.9 | 69.9 | 47.0 | 1,118.5 |
|---|
| Percentage possible sunshine | 11 | 18 | 24 | 30 | 29 | 22 | 35 | 40 | 31 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 25 |
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| Source:China Meteorological Administration [2] [3] |
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