Xiuwen County
修文县
County
Xiuwen is located in Guizhou
Xiuwen
Xiuwen
Location of the seat in Guizhou
Xiuwen is located in Southwest China
Xiuwen
Xiuwen
Xiuwen (Southwest China)
Coordinates (Xiuwen County government): 26°50′20″N 106°35′31″E / 26.8389°N 106.5920°E / 26.8389; 106.5920
CountryChina
ProvinceGuizhou
Prefecture-level cityGuiyang
County seatLongchang
Area
 • Total1,076 km2 (415 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total248,955
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Xiuwen County (simplified Chinese: 修文县; traditional Chinese: 修文縣; pinyin: Xiūwén Xiàn) is a county in central Guizhou province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Guiyang, the provincial capital, and lies to the north of Guiyang's urban area.

Administrative divisions

Xiuwen County comprises 5 subdistricts, 6 towns and 1 ethnic township:[1]

subdistricts
towns
ethnic township

Climate

Climate data for Xiuwen, elevation 1,297 m (4,255 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) 22.5
(72.5) 		29.5
(85.1) 		31.1
(88.0) 		32.0
(89.6) 		32.8
(91.0) 		32.2
(90.0) 		33.5
(92.3) 		33.5
(92.3) 		33.5
(92.3) 		29.6
(85.3) 		25.6
(78.1) 		23.1
(73.6) 		33.5
(92.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 6.9
(44.4) 		10.3
(50.5) 		14.7
(58.5) 		20.0
(68.0) 		23.0
(73.4) 		24.9
(76.8) 		27.1
(80.8) 		27.2
(81.0) 		24.1
(75.4) 		18.8
(65.8) 		14.8
(58.6) 		9.2
(48.6) 		18.4
(65.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 3.5
(38.3) 		6.0
(42.8) 		9.9
(49.8) 		14.9
(58.8) 		18.2
(64.8) 		20.8
(69.4) 		22.6
(72.7) 		22.2
(72.0) 		19.2
(66.6) 		14.7
(58.5) 		10.5
(50.9) 		5.4
(41.7) 		14.0
(57.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1.2
(34.2) 		3.2
(37.8) 		6.7
(44.1) 		11.3
(52.3) 		14.8
(58.6) 		17.8
(64.0) 		19.4
(66.9) 		18.7
(65.7) 		15.7
(60.3) 		12.0
(53.6) 		7.5
(45.5) 		2.7
(36.9) 		10.9
(51.7)
Record low °C (°F) −5.9
(21.4) 		−6.8
(19.8) 		−4.9
(23.2) 		0.2
(32.4) 		5.4
(41.7) 		9.8
(49.6) 		9.6
(49.3) 		11.4
(52.5) 		5.7
(42.3) 		0.9
(33.6) 		−4.5
(23.9) 		−7.3
(18.9) 		−7.3
(18.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 28.7
(1.13) 		24.3
(0.96) 		40.8
(1.61) 		81.0
(3.19) 		161.9
(6.37) 		212.1
(8.35) 		208.2
(8.20) 		123.2
(4.85) 		90.1
(3.55) 		95.4
(3.76) 		38.1
(1.50) 		21.7
(0.85) 		1,125.5
(44.32)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 17.6 15.2 17.4 17.3 18.0 18.5 15.2 12.6 12.2 16.9 13.0 14.4 188.3
Average snowy days 6.9 3.3 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 2.8 13.9
Average relative humidity (%) 86 83 82 80 80 83 81 80 81 84 83 83 82
Mean monthly sunshine hours 37.3 55.5 81.7 110.5 121.0 103.4 165.1 173.9 128.3 77.7 76.5 51.7 1,182.6
Percent possible sunshine 11 17 22 29 29 25 39 43 35 22 24 16 26
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

References

  1. ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：修文县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.


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