Pingshun County (simplified Chinese: 平顺县; traditional Chinese: 平順縣; pinyin: Píngshùn Xiàn) is a county in the southeast of Shanxi province, China, bordering the provinces of Hebei to the northeast and Henan to the east. It is under the administration of Changzhi city.

Pingshun County
平顺县
Jindeng Temple
Jindeng Temple
Pingshun is located in Shanxi
Pingshun
Pingshun
Location of the seat in Pingshun
Coordinates: 36°12′00″N 113°26′10″E / 36.200°N 113.436°E / 36.200; 113.436
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShanxi
Prefecture-level cityChangzhi
Population
 (2020[1])
115,927
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Climate

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Climate data for Pingshun, elevation 1,089 m (3,573 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.6
(61.9)
23.0
(73.4)
27.8
(82.0)
33.5
(92.3)
35.3
(95.5)
37.0
(98.6)
35.8
(96.4)
33.7
(92.7)
34.0
(93.2)
28.4
(83.1)
23.3
(73.9)
17.4
(63.3)
37.0
(98.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 1.9
(35.4)
5.4
(41.7)
11.4
(52.5)
18.4
(65.1)
23.5
(74.3)
27.1
(80.8)
27.7
(81.9)
26.0
(78.8)
22.1
(71.8)
16.6
(61.9)
9.8
(49.6)
3.5
(38.3)
16.1
(61.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) −4.7
(23.5)
−1.3
(29.7)
4.5
(40.1)
11.4
(52.5)
16.7
(62.1)
20.5
(68.9)
21.9
(71.4)
20.2
(68.4)
15.6
(60.1)
9.8
(49.6)
3.1
(37.6)
−2.9
(26.8)
9.6
(49.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −9.2
(15.4)
−6.1
(21.0)
−0.9
(30.4)
5.1
(41.2)
10.2
(50.4)
14.3
(57.7)
17.0
(62.6)
15.7
(60.3)
10.8
(51.4)
4.8
(40.6)
−1.4
(29.5)
−7.3
(18.9)
4.4
(40.0)
Record low °C (°F) −21.6
(−6.9)
−18.3
(−0.9)
−12.5
(9.5)
−6.4
(20.5)
0.6
(33.1)
6.7
(44.1)
11.1
(52.0)
7.8
(46.0)
0.8
(33.4)
−5.3
(22.5)
−17.3
(0.9)
−20.7
(−5.3)
−21.6
(−6.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4.8
(0.19)
10.0
(0.39)
10.4
(0.41)
33.0
(1.30)
51.5
(2.03)
73.6
(2.90)
143.7
(5.66)
130.8
(5.15)
63.5
(2.50)
34.1
(1.34)
18.0
(0.71)
5.0
(0.20)
578.4
(22.78)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 3.8 4.1 4.8 6.5 8.2 10.7 14.6 13.4 9.5 7.2 4.8 3.3 90.9
Average snowy days 4.9 5.4 4.3 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 3.0 4.1 22.9
Average relative humidity (%) 50 51 47 48 52 61 75 78 73 64 57 51 59
Mean monthly sunshine hours 184.2 181.6 215.7 239.8 263.0 234.0 219.1 215.5 191.6 199.2 182.5 185.2 2,511.4
Percent possible sunshine 59 59 58 61 60 54 50 52 52 58 60 62 57
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

Notable Persons

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References

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  1. ^ Shānxī: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
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