Xingwen County

Xingwen County (simplified Chinese: 兴文县; traditional Chinese: 興文縣; pinyin: Xīngwén Xiàn) is a county in Yibin, Sichuan, China. It is located in the southern part of Sichuan province and borders Yunnan and Guizhou provinces. It has become known for its Geopark,[1] Xingwen Stoneforest, a Karst landscape.[2]

Ethnic townships in South Sichuan: Yibin and Luzhou. Light green -Yi. Blue - miao.
Xingwen County
兴文县
Location of Xingwen County (red) within Yibin City (yellow) and Sichuan
Location of Xingwen County (red) within Yibin City (yellow) and Sichuan
Coordinates: 28°18′13″N 105°14′11″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceSichuan
Prefecture-level cityYibin
Area
  Total1,373 km2 (530 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Climate

Climate data for Xingwen (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 20.7
(69.3)
27.4
(81.3)
34.8
(94.6)
35.3
(95.5)
39.8
(103.6)
39.7
(103.5)
40.9
(105.6)
42.7
(108.9)
41.4
(106.5)
34.9
(94.8)
27.8
(82.0)
21.1
(70.0)
42.7
(108.9)
Average high °C (°F) 10.4
(50.7)
13.2
(55.8)
17.9
(64.2)
23.6
(74.5)
27.2
(81.0)
29.2
(84.6)
32.4
(90.3)
32.2
(90.0)
27.8
(82.0)
21.2
(70.2)
17.4
(63.3)
11.9
(53.4)
22.0
(71.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 7.6
(45.7)
9.9
(49.8)
13.6
(56.5)
18.6
(65.5)
22.1
(71.8)
24.4
(75.9)
27.1
(80.8)
26.7
(80.1)
23.1
(73.6)
17.9
(64.2)
13.9
(57.0)
9.1
(48.4)
17.8
(64.1)
Average low °C (°F) 5.8
(42.4)
7.6
(45.7)
10.8
(51.4)
15.1
(59.2)
18.4
(65.1)
21.0
(69.8)
23.4
(74.1)
23.0
(73.4)
20.0
(68.0)
15.7
(60.3)
11.6
(52.9)
7.3
(45.1)
15.0
(58.9)
Record low °C (°F) −0.8
(30.6)
0.0
(32.0)
3.2
(37.8)
6.0
(42.8)
10.1
(50.2)
15.0
(59.0)
17.4
(63.3)
18.0
(64.4)
13.1
(55.6)
8.2
(46.8)
1.8
(35.2)
−1.6
(29.1)
−1.6
(29.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 33.8
(1.33)
37.7
(1.48)
52.9
(2.08)
79.2
(3.12)
132.6
(5.22)
155.4
(6.12)
210.8
(8.30)
178.5
(7.03)
115.4
(4.54)
82.4
(3.24)
49.8
(1.96)
32.8
(1.29)
1,161.3
(45.71)
Average relative humidity (%) 85 82 79 76 76 81 80 78 82 87 85 86 81
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[3]

References

  1. Global Network of National Geoparks Archived August 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. A brief introduction of the Geopark from cultural-china.com Archived January 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  3. 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
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