Zuoquan County
Zuoquan County (simplified Chinese: 左权县; traditional Chinese: 左權縣; pinyin: Zuǒquán Xiàn) is a county in the east of Shanxi Province of China, bordering Hebei Province to the east. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jinzhong.
Zuoquan
左权县 | |
|---|---|
 Zuoquan in Jinzhong | |
.png.webp) Jinzhong in Shanxi | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Jinzhong |
| Population (2020[1]) | 144,519 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
After Communist general Zuo Quan was killed in action during World War II, the CCP renamed the Liao County in Shanxi Province to Zuoquan County, in his honor.
Climate
| Climate data for Zuoquan (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
26.9 (80.4) |
33.5 (92.3) |
35.6 (96.1) |
38.7 (101.7) |
37.3 (99.1) |
33.4 (92.1) |
33.0 (91.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
24.3 (75.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
38.7 (101.7) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 2.0 (35.6) |
4.8 (40.6) |
10.2 (50.4) |
18.1 (64.6) |
23.3 (73.9) |
26.8 (80.2) |
27.9 (82.2) |
26.3 (79.3) |
22.1 (71.8) |
16.5 (61.7) |
9.5 (49.1) |
3.3 (37.9) |
15.9 (60.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.2 (19.0) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
2.3 (36.1) |
9.9 (49.8) |
15.6 (60.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
21.5 (70.7) |
19.9 (67.8) |
14.8 (58.6) |
8.4 (47.1) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
8.0 (46.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −14.0 (6.8) |
−9.9 (14.2) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
2.5 (36.5) |
8.2 (46.8) |
12.9 (55.2) |
16.3 (61.3) |
15.0 (59.0) |
9.3 (48.7) |
2.3 (36.1) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−11.8 (10.8) |
1.8 (35.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −25.6 (−14.1) |
−24.4 (−11.9) |
−17.6 (0.3) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
3.2 (37.8) |
8.7 (47.7) |
6.1 (43.0) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−20.7 (−5.3) |
−25.0 (−13.0) |
−25.6 (−14.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.7 (0.11) |
5.3 (0.21) |
11.6 (0.46) |
20.1 (0.79) |
39.6 (1.56) |
68.5 (2.70) |
130.8 (5.15) |
111.4 (4.39) |
60.2 (2.37) |
29.7 (1.17) |
11.0 (0.43) |
3.1 (0.12) |
494 (19.46) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 55 | 53 | 52 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 74 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 61 | 58 | 61 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[2] | |||||||||||||
References
- Shānxī: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
- 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
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