Qin CountyorQinxian (simplified Chinese: 沁县; traditional Chinese: 沁縣; pinyin: Qìn Xiàn) is a county in the southeast-central part of Shanxi province, China. It is under the administration of Changzhi city.
Qin County
沁县
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Qin County in Changzhi
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Changzhi in Shanxi
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| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Changzhi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,321 km2 (510 sq mi) |
| Population
(2020[1])
| 138,578 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
It comprises the towns of Dingchang, Guocun, Guxian, Xindian, Zhangyuan, and Cecun and the townships of Duanliu, Songcun, Cicun, Niusi, Nanli, Nanquan, and Yang'an.
| Climate data for Qinxian, elevation 1,031 m (3,383 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) | 15.5 (59.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
29.2 (84.6) |
35.4 (95.7) |
37.0 (98.6) |
37.8 (100.0) |
37.1 (98.8) |
34.7 (94.5) |
33.9 (93.0) |
28.5 (83.3) |
25.6 (78.1) |
17.1 (62.8) |
37.8 (100.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.9 (37.2) |
6.6 (43.9) |
12.9 (55.2) |
20.0 (68.0) |
25.1 (77.2) |
28.4 (83.1) |
29.0 (84.2) |
27.4 (81.3) |
23.1 (73.6) |
17.7 (63.9) |
10.5 (50.9) |
4.1 (39.4) |
17.3 (63.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.9 (21.4) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
4.7 (40.5) |
12.0 (53.6) |
17.6 (63.7) |
21.3 (70.3) |
22.9 (73.2) |
21.3 (70.3) |
16.2 (61.2) |
9.8 (49.6) |
2.4 (36.3) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
9.7 (49.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −12.1 (10.2) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
4.6 (40.3) |
10.0 (50.0) |
14.5 (58.1) |
17.9 (64.2) |
16.7 (62.1) |
11.0 (51.8) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
3.6 (38.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −25.6 (−14.1) |
−26.1 (−15.0) |
−16.1 (3.0) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
5.1 (41.2) |
10.4 (50.7) |
8.2 (46.8) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−19.5 (−3.1) |
−26.0 (−14.8) |
−26.1 (−15.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.6 (0.18) |
7.3 (0.29) |
11.9 (0.47) |
29.6 (1.17) |
37.2 (1.46) |
68.0 (2.68) |
150.0 (5.91) |
120.8 (4.76) |
62.3 (2.45) |
33.4 (1.31) |
16.8 (0.66) |
2.8 (0.11) |
544.7 (21.45) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 7.2 | 10.2 | 13.7 | 11.7 | 9.1 | 6.7 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 81.9 |
| Average snowy days | 3.7 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 17.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 57 | 55 | 50 | 49 | 52 | 61 | 75 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 64 | 59 | 62 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 169.3 | 165.2 | 196.1 | 226.6 | 247.9 | 216.8 | 198.7 | 187.9 | 170.3 | 180.6 | 170.1 | 170.6 | 2,300.1 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 55 | 54 | 53 | 57 | 56 | 49 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 53 | 56 | 57 | 52 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
36°45′23″N 112°41′50″E / 36.75639°N 112.69722°E / 36.75639; 112.69722
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