Barkam Town

Barkam is a town in and the seat of Barkam City, in the northwest of Sichuan province, People's Republic of China.

Barkam
马尔康镇 · འབར་ཁམས་རྡལ། · Muerkvua zhen
Town
Overview of the town of Barkam
Overview of the town of Barkam
Barkam is located in Sichuan
Barkam
Barkam
Location in Sichuan
Coordinates: 31°54′07″N 102°13′03″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceSichuan
PrefectureNgawa
County-level cityBarkam
Postal code
624000
Area code837
Barkam Town
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese马尔康
Traditional Chinese馬爾康
Tibetan name
Tibetanའབར་ཁམས།

Climate

Due to its elevation, Barkam lies in the transition between a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb) and humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb), with strong monsoonal influences; winters are frosty and summers warm with frequent rain. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −0.5 °C (31.1 °F) in December and January to 16.4 °C (61.5 °F) in July, while the annual mean is 8.75 °C (47.7 °F). Nearly two-thirds of the annual precipitation of 784 mm (30.9 in) occurs from June to September. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 36% in June to 65% in December, the town receives 2,133 hours of bright sunshine annually. Diurnal temperature variation is large, averaging 16.0 °C (28.8 °F) annually.

Climate data for Barkam (1981–2010 normals, extremes 1971–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 22.1
(71.8)		 24.8
(76.6)		 26.8
(80.2)		 31.3
(88.3)		 34.7
(94.5)		 35.7
(96.3)		 35.5
(95.9)		 36.3
(97.3)		 32.4
(90.3)		 30.6
(87.1)		 23.3
(73.9)		 19.3
(66.7)		 36.3
(97.3)
Average high °C (°F) 10.8
(51.4)		 13.7
(56.7)		 16.6
(61.9)		 19.6
(67.3)		 22.2
(72.0)		 23.6
(74.5)		 25.2
(77.4)		 25.0
(77.0)		 22.3
(72.1)		 18.7
(65.7)		 14.9
(58.8)		 10.7
(51.3)		 18.6
(65.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) −0.3
(31.5)		 3.1
(37.6)		 6.6
(43.9)		 9.9
(49.8)		 12.8
(55.0)		 15.0
(59.0)		 16.4
(61.5)		 15.9
(60.6)		 13.2
(55.8)		 9.1
(48.4)		 3.8
(38.8)		 −0.5
(31.1)		 8.8
(47.8)
Average low °C (°F) −7.4
(18.7)		 −4.2
(24.4)		 −0.5
(31.1)		 3.0
(37.4)		 6.4
(43.5)		 9.7
(49.5)		 11.1
(52.0)		 10.6
(51.1)		 8.3
(46.9)		 4.0
(39.2)		 −2.7
(27.1)		 −7.2
(19.0)		 2.6
(36.7)
Record low °C (°F) −16.0
(3.2)		 −13.6
(7.5)		 −12.6
(9.3)		 −6.2
(20.8)		 −2.2
(28.0)		 0.1
(32.2)		 2.2
(36.0)		 1.5
(34.7)		 −0.6
(30.9)		 −5.7
(21.7)		 −10.7
(12.7)		 −16.6
(2.1)		 −16.6
(2.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2.9
(0.11)		 8.1
(0.32)		 24.8
(0.98)		 53.9
(2.12)		 106.2
(4.18)		 150.9
(5.94)		 130.5
(5.14)		 112.5
(4.43)		 121.3
(4.78)		 61.3
(2.41)		 8.7
(0.34)		 2.8
(0.11)		 783.9
(30.86)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 2.8 4.9 10.1 14.9 20.0 22.4 20.5 18.0 19.8 15.3 4.7 2.1 155.5
Average relative humidity (%) 44 44 50 55 63 73 75 75 77 73 57 48 61
Mean monthly sunshine hours 200.8 178.4 187.3 189.3 184.2 153.4 161.1 177.3 142.0 164.3 193.8 201.4 2,133.3
Percent possible sunshine 63 57 51 49 43 36 37 43 38 47 61 65 48
Source 1: China Meteorological Administration (precipitation days and sunshine 1971–2000)[1][2]
Source 2: Weather China[3]

Demographics

The city had a population of 54,735 in 1999.[4] The area is traditionally inhabited by a branch of Rgyalrong people who speak the Situ language.[5]

Notes
  1. 中国气象数据网 - WeatherBk Data (in Chinese (China)). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  2. 中国地面国际交换站气候标准值月值数据集（1971－2000年）. China Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
  3. 马尔康 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 (in Chinese). Weather China. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  4. National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
  5. "Rgyalrong Culture" 嘉绒人文. Ma'erkang City Government website. Archived from the original on 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2019-09-19.

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