| Jiexiu 介休 |
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介休市
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 Jiexiu
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| Coordinates: 37°02′N 111°55′E / 37.033°N 111.917°ECoordinates: 37°02′N 111°55′E / 37.033°N 111.917°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Jinzhong |
| Area | |
| • Total | 744 km2 (287 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 756 m (2,480 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 370,000 |
| • Density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 031200 |
| Area code(s) | 0354 |
Jiexiu (Chinese: 介休; pinyin: Jièxiū) is a county-level city of south-central Shanxi province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Jinzhong City.
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Climate [edit]
Jiexiu experiences a semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk). Spring is dry, with frequent dust storms, followed by early summer heat waves. Summer tends to be warm to hot with most of the year's rainfall concentrated in July and August. Winter is long and cold, but dry and sunny. Because of the aridity, there tends be considerable diurnal variation in temperature, except during the summer. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −4.4 °C (24.1 °F) in January to 23.9 °C (75.0 °F) in July, while the annual mean is 10.64 °C (51.2 °F).
| Climate data for Jiexiu (1971−2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) |
5.7 (42.3) |
12.0 (53.6) |
20.1 (68.2) |
25.5 (77.9) |
29.3 (84.7) |
30.1 (86.2) |
28.3 (82.9) |
24.1 (75.4) |
18.3 (64.9) |
10.2 (50.4) |
3.9 (39) |
17.5 (63.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −10 (14) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−1.1 (30) |
5.5 (41.9) |
10.6 (51.1) |
15.0 (59) |
18.4 (65.1) |
16.9 (62.4) |
11.0 (51.8) |
4.8 (40.6) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
4.6 (40.3) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 3.7 (0.146) |
5.1 (0.201) |
14.1 (0.555) |
23.2 (0.913) |
32.0 (1.26) |
55.7 (2.193) |
111.7 (4.398) |
103.7 (4.083) |
55.9 (2.201) |
34.2 (1.346) |
11.4 (0.449) |
4.1 (0.161) |
454.8 (17.906) |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.2 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 9.4 | 12.5 | 11.4 | 8.4 | 6.3 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 75.3 |
| % humidity | 51 | 50 | 54 | 50 | 54 | 60 | 72 | 78 | 73 | 66 | 61 | 55 | 60.3 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 175.6 | 167.3 | 189.8 | 227.7 | 259.5 | 240.1 | 217.5 | 214.6 | 195.5 | 194.8 | 175.5 | 166.7 | 2,424.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 58 | 55 | 52 | 58 | 60 | 55 | 49 | 51 | 53 | 56 | 57 | 56 | 55 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
Transport [edit]
References [edit]
External links [edit]
- www.xzqh.org (Chinese)
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