Tianzhu County
天柱县 | |
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Coordinates (Tianzhu County government): 26°54′35″N 109°12′28″E / 26.9097°N 109.2078°E | |
Country | China |
Province | Guizhou |
Autonomous prefecture | Qiandongnan |
Area | |
• Total | 2,201 km2 (850 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 263,841 |
• Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Tianzhu County (simplified Chinese: 天柱县; traditional Chinese: 天柱縣; pinyin: Tiānzhù Xiàn) is a county in eastern Guizhou province, China, bordering Hunan province to the north, east, and southeast. It is under the administration of the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture.
Tianzhu County is divided into 3 subdistricts, 11 towns and 2 townships:[1]
Climate data for Tianzhu, elevation 401 m (1,316 ft), (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) | 26.0 (78.8) |
31.5 (88.7) |
35.4 (95.7) |
35.1 (95.2) |
35.2 (95.4) |
35.7 (96.3) |
38.1 (100.6) |
37.8 (100.0) |
36.9 (98.4) |
34.9 (94.8) |
30.7 (87.3) |
25.2 (77.4) |
38.1 (100.6) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.6 (47.5) |
11.5 (52.7) |
15.9 (60.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
26.2 (79.2) |
28.9 (84.0) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.5 (88.7) |
28.0 (82.4) |
22.2 (72.0) |
17.2 (63.0) |
11.4 (52.5) |
21.3 (70.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.1 (41.2) |
7.5 (45.5) |
11.4 (52.5) |
17.1 (62.8) |
21.2 (70.2) |
24.4 (75.9) |
26.6 (79.9) |
25.9 (78.6) |
22.4 (72.3) |
17.3 (63.1) |
12.3 (54.1) |
7.1 (44.8) |
16.5 (61.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.8 (37.0) |
4.8 (40.6) |
8.4 (47.1) |
13.5 (56.3) |
17.6 (63.7) |
21.3 (70.3) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.2 (72.0) |
18.8 (65.8) |
14.2 (57.6) |
9.1 (48.4) |
4.3 (39.7) |
13.3 (56.0) |
Record low °C (°F) | −8.2 (17.2) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
3.1 (37.6) |
6.7 (44.1) |
12.6 (54.7) |
15.4 (59.7) |
16.0 (60.8) |
10.7 (51.3) |
2.8 (37.0) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 54.8 (2.16) |
55.5 (2.19) |
94.4 (3.72) |
129.6 (5.10) |
197.2 (7.76) |
236.0 (9.29) |
173.3 (6.82) |
133.8 (5.27) |
96.1 (3.78) |
86.6 (3.41) |
61.9 (2.44) |
44.7 (1.76) |
1,363.9 (53.7) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 15.8 | 14.9 | 18.4 | 17.7 | 17.5 | 16.9 | 12.8 | 12.3 | 10.6 | 13.4 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 173.7 |
Average snowy days | 3.8 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 7.5 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 81 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 36.8 | 45.9 | 59.5 | 89.3 | 105.1 | 96.7 | 168.5 | 172.2 | 127.2 | 91.9 | 84.2 | 65.3 | 1,142.6 |
Percent possible sunshine | 11 | 14 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 40 | 43 | 35 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 25 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] |