Songtao County 松桃县 Sungtao, Sung-t'ao | |
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| 松桃苗族自治县 Songtao Miao Autonomous County | |
  Songtao Location of the seat in Guizhou Show map of Guizhou Songtao Songtao (Southwest China) Show map of Southwest China | |
| Coordinates (Songtao County government):28°09′14″N109°12′11″E / 28.1540°N 109.2031°E /28.1540; 109.2031 | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Guizhou |
| Prefecture-level city | Tongren |
| County seat | Liaogao Subdistrict |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,400 km2 (1,300 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 411 m (1,348 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
• Total | 487,737 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 558200 |
| Area code | 0856 |
| Website | www |
Songtao Miao Autonomous County (simplified Chinese:松桃苗族自治县;traditional Chinese:松桃苗族自治縣;pinyin:Sōngtáo Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn) is anautonomouscounty in the northeast ofGuizhou province, China, borderingChongqing to the north andHunan province to the east. It is under the administration of theprefecture-level city ofTongren.
Songtao is divided into 5subdistricts, 17towns and 6townships:[2]
| Climate data for Songtao, elevation 406 m (1,332 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) | 24.6 (76.3) | 30.4 (86.7) | 34.2 (93.6) | 34.8 (94.6) | 35.9 (96.6) | 36.8 (98.2) | 39.6 (103.3) | 39.3 (102.7) | 38.2 (100.8) | 34.8 (94.6) | 30.1 (86.2) | 23.6 (74.5) | 39.6 (103.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.7 (47.7) | 11.4 (52.5) | 16.0 (60.8) | 22.1 (71.8) | 26.1 (79.0) | 28.9 (84.0) | 32.1 (89.8) | 32.2 (90.0) | 28.0 (82.4) | 21.9 (71.4) | 17.0 (62.6) | 11.3 (52.3) | 21.3 (70.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) | 7.3 (45.1) | 11.2 (52.2) | 16.8 (62.2) | 20.9 (69.6) | 24.2 (75.6) | 27.0 (80.6) | 26.5 (79.7) | 22.6 (72.7) | 17.2 (63.0) | 12.2 (54.0) | 7.1 (44.8) | 16.5 (61.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) | 4.5 (40.1) | 8.0 (46.4) | 13.1 (55.6) | 17.2 (63.0) | 20.9 (69.6) | 23.1 (73.6) | 22.6 (72.7) | 19.0 (66.2) | 14.2 (57.6) | 9.2 (48.6) | 4.3 (39.7) | 13.2 (55.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.5 (22.1) | −5.3 (22.5) | −2.6 (27.3) | 2.3 (36.1) | 8.0 (46.4) | 12.6 (54.7) | 16.3 (61.3) | 15.5 (59.9) | 11.3 (52.3) | 4.2 (39.6) | −1.9 (28.6) | −5.1 (22.8) | −5.5 (22.1) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 39.8 (1.57) | 42.6 (1.68) | 71.8 (2.83) | 120.8 (4.76) | 195.7 (7.70) | 218.8 (8.61) | 211.9 (8.34) | 139.1 (5.48) | 100.4 (3.95) | 101.7 (4.00) | 59.9 (2.36) | 30.4 (1.20) | 1,332.9 (52.48) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.6 | 13.1 | 15.8 | 17.3 | 17.9 | 17.1 | 13.6 | 12.0 | 11.2 | 14.4 | 11.6 | 10.9 | 167.5 |
| Average snowy days | 3.9 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 8.3 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 83 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 78 | 80 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 33.7 | 37.3 | 57.2 | 74.0 | 92.2 | 85.5 | 150.7 | 153.4 | 104.9 | 74.1 | 64.9 | 51.3 | 979.2 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 10 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 36 | 38 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 22 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
