Qionglai 邛崃市 | |
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| Coordinates:30°24′22″N103°27′32″E / 30.406°N 103.459°E /30.406; 103.459[1] | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Sub-provincial city | Chengdu |
| Municipal seat | Linqiong Subdistrict |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,377 km2 (532 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[2] | |
• Total | 602,973 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 6115XX |
| Website | qionglai.gov.cn |
Qionglai is acounty-level city ofSichuan Province,Southwest China. It is under the administration of theprefecture-level city ofChengdu. It is located around 60 kilometres (37 mi) from downtownChengdu. The city is located on the western edge of theSichuan Basin and in the foothills of theQionglai Mountains that bound the basin from the west and is bordered by theprefecture-level city ofYa'an to the west.
Qionglai City has 6 subdistricts and 8 towns.[3] Qionglai City People's Government is located in Wenjun Street No. 108, Linqiong Subdistrict.

Qionglai City has abundant water power because many rivers flow through it. The South River, Zhuojiang River, Xiejiang River, and Pujiang River flow through this city, and they are 217.15 kilometers long in total. The quantity of surface water runoff may reach 991 million cubic meters, including 532.8 million cubic meters that humans can use. Underground water can reach 106 million cubic meters. Surface and underground water create many opportunities to support agriculture and manufacture.
Qionglai City has a wide range of rivers and abundant water resources. The South River, the Dwarf (Yin) River, the Xiejiang River, the Pujiang River and the Yuxi River flow through the territory, with a total length of 217.15 kilometers.
| Climate data for Qionglai, elevation 519 m (1,703 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.0 (69.8) | 22.8 (73.0) | 31.6 (88.9) | 32.7 (90.9) | 35.0 (95.0) | 36.8 (98.2) | 36.0 (96.8) | 39.5 (103.1) | 36.1 (97.0) | 29.5 (85.1) | 26.2 (79.2) | 19.0 (66.2) | 39.5 (103.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.6 (49.3) | 12.6 (54.7) | 17.4 (63.3) | 23.1 (73.6) | 26.9 (80.4) | 28.8 (83.8) | 30.6 (87.1) | 30.4 (86.7) | 26.1 (79.0) | 21.1 (70.0) | 16.5 (61.7) | 11.0 (51.8) | 21.2 (70.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) | 8.6 (47.5) | 12.6 (54.7) | 17.6 (63.7) | 21.5 (70.7) | 24.1 (75.4) | 25.8 (78.4) | 25.5 (77.9) | 22.0 (71.6) | 17.5 (63.5) | 12.9 (55.2) | 7.6 (45.7) | 16.8 (62.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) | 5.7 (42.3) | 9.1 (48.4) | 13.6 (56.5) | 17.5 (63.5) | 20.5 (68.9) | 22.4 (72.3) | 22.1 (71.8) | 19.4 (66.9) | 15.2 (59.4) | 10.4 (50.7) | 5.1 (41.2) | 13.7 (56.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.0 (24.8) | −2.9 (26.8) | −0.9 (30.4) | 5.0 (41.0) | 7.0 (44.6) | 13.8 (56.8) | 16.4 (61.5) | 17.0 (62.6) | 12.3 (54.1) | 4.2 (39.6) | 0.2 (32.4) | −4.5 (23.9) | −4.5 (23.9) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 11.7 (0.46) | 17.0 (0.67) | 31.4 (1.24) | 64.1 (2.52) | 87.3 (3.44) | 116.9 (4.60) | 218.0 (8.58) | 270.8 (10.66) | 135.1 (5.32) | 55.0 (2.17) | 23.0 (0.91) | 11.0 (0.43) | 1,041.3 (41) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 10.2 | 10.1 | 13.1 | 14.6 | 15.2 | 16.7 | 16.8 | 16.3 | 17.6 | 17.1 | 10.3 | 8.3 | 166.3 |
| Average snowy days | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 83 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 79 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 82 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 42.8 | 51.7 | 75.4 | 98.7 | 102.2 | 93.7 | 111.8 | 117.6 | 58.6 | 45.7 | 50.5 | 46.2 | 894.9 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 13 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 20 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[5][6] all-time extreme temperature[7] all-time January high[8] | |||||||||||||