Muchuan County 沐川县 | |
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.png) Location of Muchuan County (red) within Leshan City (yellow) and Sichuan | |
| Coordinates:28°57′24″N103°54′08″E / 28.95667°N 103.90222°E /28.95667; 103.90222 | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture-level city | Leshan |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,401 km2 (541 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 216,737 |
| • Density | 154.7/km2 (400.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Muchuan County (Chinese:沐川县;pinyin:Mùchuān Xiàn) is a county ofSichuan Province, China. It is under the administration ofLeshan city.
Muchuan County comprises 8 towns and 5 townships:[1]
| Climate data for Muchuan, elevation 424 m (1,391 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.7 (69.3) | 25.0 (77.0) | 32.7 (90.9) | 34.2 (93.6) | 37.1 (98.8) | 36.9 (98.4) | 38.6 (101.5) | 39.9 (103.8) | 37.1 (98.8) | 31.0 (87.8) | 26.0 (78.8) | 20.5 (68.9) | 39.9 (103.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.4 (50.7) | 13.3 (55.9) | 18.3 (64.9) | 23.9 (75.0) | 27.3 (81.1) | 29.3 (84.7) | 31.6 (88.9) | 31.3 (88.3) | 26.6 (79.9) | 21.5 (70.7) | 17.2 (63.0) | 11.8 (53.2) | 21.9 (71.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.2 (45.0) | 9.6 (49.3) | 13.5 (56.3) | 18.3 (64.9) | 21.7 (71.1) | 24.0 (75.2) | 26.1 (79.0) | 25.8 (78.4) | 22.3 (72.1) | 17.9 (64.2) | 13.7 (56.7) | 8.8 (47.8) | 17.4 (63.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.2 (41.4) | 7.2 (45.0) | 10.4 (50.7) | 14.6 (58.3) | 17.9 (64.2) | 20.7 (69.3) | 22.7 (72.9) | 22.5 (72.5) | 19.8 (67.6) | 15.9 (60.6) | 11.7 (53.1) | 6.9 (44.4) | 14.6 (58.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.6 (27.3) | −0.5 (31.1) | 0.7 (33.3) | 5.7 (42.3) | 9.8 (49.6) | 13.5 (56.3) | 16.1 (61.0) | 16.7 (62.1) | 12.1 (53.8) | 5.8 (42.4) | 1.7 (35.1) | −1.6 (29.1) | −2.6 (27.3) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 23.7 (0.93) | 28.2 (1.11) | 51.3 (2.02) | 83.8 (3.30) | 113.3 (4.46) | 157.4 (6.20) | 248.6 (9.79) | 285.3 (11.23) | 153.6 (6.05) | 74.7 (2.94) | 41.2 (1.62) | 26.1 (1.03) | 1,287.2 (50.68) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 14.4 | 13.7 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 16.4 | 18.6 | 17.9 | 16.6 | 18.4 | 19.8 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 196.1 |
| Average snowy days | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 86 | 84 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 86 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 84 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 38.4 | 45.6 | 81.8 | 119.0 | 124.8 | 103.8 | 134.7 | 148.8 | 73.4 | 46.6 | 48.5 | 38.7 | 1,004.1 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 12 | 14 | 22 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 32 | 37 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 22 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
