Zhongshan County
钟山县 · Cunghsanh Yen
County
Zhongshan is located in Guangxi
Zhongshan
Zhongshan
Location of the seat in Guangxi
Coordinates: 24°31′34″N 111°18′11″E / 24.526°N 111.303°E / 24.526; 111.303
CountryChina
Autonomous regionGuangxi
Prefecture-level cityHezhou
County seatZhongshan Town
Area
 • Total1,675 km2 (647 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total351,057
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Zhongshan County (simplified Chinese: 钟山县; traditional Chinese: 鐘山縣; pinyin: Zhōngshān Xiàn; Zhuang: Cunghsanh Yen) is a county in the northeast of Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Hezhou.

Administrative divisions

Zhongshan County is divided into 10 towns and 2 ethnic townships:[1]

towns
ethnic townships

Climate

Climate data for Zhongshan (1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 13.3
(55.9) 		15.6
(60.1) 		18.6
(65.5) 		24.5
(76.1) 		28.8
(83.8) 		31.1
(88.0) 		33.2
(91.8) 		33.3
(91.9) 		31.2
(88.2) 		27.3
(81.1) 		22.1
(71.8) 		16.3
(61.3) 		24.6
(76.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 9.3
(48.7) 		11.6
(52.9) 		14.7
(58.5) 		20.3
(68.5) 		24.3
(75.7) 		26.8
(80.2) 		28.2
(82.8) 		28.1
(82.6) 		26.1
(79.0) 		22.0
(71.6) 		16.7
(62.1) 		11.4
(52.5) 		20.0
(67.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 6.6
(43.9) 		8.8
(47.8) 		12.1
(53.8) 		17.2
(63.0) 		21.2
(70.2) 		23.9
(75.0) 		24.8
(76.6) 		24.6
(76.3) 		22.5
(72.5) 		18.1
(64.6) 		13.0
(55.4) 		8.0
(46.4) 		16.7
(62.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 74.5
(2.93) 		66.3
(2.61) 		137.9
(5.43) 		182.3
(7.18) 		280.5
(11.04) 		324.1
(12.76) 		191.1
(7.52) 		161.9
(6.37) 		77.7
(3.06) 		61.2
(2.41) 		58.1
(2.29) 		48.9
(1.93) 		1,664.5
(65.53)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 12.2 12.8 18.7 17.2 18.4 19.8 16.9 15.0 9.1 6.2 7.8 8.4 162.5
Average snowy days 0.7 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 1.2
Average relative humidity (%) 74 76 81 81 81 84 81 79 75 70 70 68 77
Mean monthly sunshine hours 70.6 57.3 50.5 73.8 116.5 129.9 194.3 199.6 181.8 172.5 136.0 118.5 1,501.3
Percent possible sunshine 21 18 14 19 28 32 47 50 50 49 42 36 34
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

References

  1. ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：钟山县 (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 21 September 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 21 September 2023.


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