Huguan County
壶关县
Hukwan
County
Huguan is located in Shanxi
Huguan
Huguan
Location of the seat in Shanxi
Coordinates: 35°58′26″N 113°20′10″E / 35.974°N 113.336°E / 35.974; 113.336
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShanxi
Prefecture-level cityChangzhi
Population
 (2020[1])
240,109
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Huguan County (simplified Chinese: 壶关县; traditional Chinese: 壺關縣; pinyin: Húguān Xiàn) is a county in the southeast of Shanxi province, China. It is under the administration of Changzhi city.

Huguan county is the location of Huguan Taihang Grand Canyon, which is one of the AAAAA Tourist Attractions of China.

Climate

Climate data for Huguan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.3
(61.3) 		22.7
(72.9) 		28.4
(83.1) 		34.3
(93.7) 		36.9
(98.4) 		37.1
(98.8) 		36.7
(98.1) 		34.1
(93.4) 		34.4
(93.9) 		28.8
(83.8) 		24.1
(75.4) 		17.9
(64.2) 		37.1
(98.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 2.3
(36.1) 		5.8
(42.4) 		12.0
(53.6) 		19.0
(66.2) 		24.2
(75.6) 		27.6
(81.7) 		28.2
(82.8) 		26.7
(80.1) 		22.6
(72.7) 		17.1
(62.8) 		10.2
(50.4) 		3.8
(38.8) 		16.6
(61.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) −4.9
(23.2) 		−1.3
(29.7) 		4.7
(40.5) 		11.7
(53.1) 		17.3
(63.1) 		21.0
(69.8) 		22.4
(72.3) 		20.8
(69.4) 		16.1
(61.0) 		10.0
(50.0) 		3.0
(37.4) 		−3.2
(26.2) 		9.8
(49.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −10.1
(13.8) 		−6.5
(20.3) 		−1.0
(30.2) 		5.1
(41.2) 		10.6
(51.1) 		14.9
(58.8) 		17.6
(63.7) 		16.3
(61.3) 		11.0
(51.8) 		4.6
(40.3) 		−2.0
(28.4) 		−8.0
(17.6) 		4.4
(39.9)
Record low °C (°F) −24.7
(−12.5) 		−22.0
(−7.6) 		−16.9
(1.6) 		−6.5
(20.3) 		−1.4
(29.5) 		6.5
(43.7) 		10.8
(51.4) 		8.0
(46.4) 		−0.5
(31.1) 		−7.7
(18.1) 		−20.5
(−4.9) 		−24.0
(−11.2) 		−24.7
(−12.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 5.5
(0.22) 		10.3
(0.41) 		11.0
(0.43) 		30.0
(1.18) 		54.6
(2.15) 		81.8
(3.22) 		137.0
(5.39) 		115.9
(4.56) 		56.6
(2.23) 		34.0
(1.34) 		17.4
(0.69) 		5.1
(0.20) 		559.2
(22.02)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 3.8 4.2 4.6 6.4 8.3 10.8 14.6 12.5 9.2 6.8 5.0 3.0 89.2
Average snowy days 4.7 4.9 3.5 0.9 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 3.0 4.1 21.2
Average relative humidity (%) 57 57 52 51 53 62 76 78 74 68 63 57 62
Mean monthly sunshine hours 196.0 192.2 227.3 257.7 283.0 254.0 243.7 234.4 201.7 202.4 195.0 193.5 2,680.9
Percent possible sunshine 63 62 61 65 65 58 55 57 55 59 64 64 61
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Shānxī: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.


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