Wei County 威县 | |
|---|---|
 Wei County in Xingtai | |
.png) Xingtai in Hebei | |
| Coordinates:36°58′51″N115°16′29″E / 36.9807°N 115.2747°E /36.9807; 115.2747 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture-level city | Xingtai |
| County seat | Mingzhou Town (洺州镇) |
| Area | |
• Total | 994 km2 (384 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 37 m (121 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 496,230 |
| • Density | 499/km2 (1,290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 054700 |
Wei County orWeixian (simplified Chinese:威县;traditional Chinese:威縣;pinyin:Wēi Xiàn) is a county in the south ofHebei province, China. It is under the administration of theprefecture-level city ofXingtai, with a population of 496,230 (2020 census)[1] residing in an area of 994 km2 (384 sq mi). It is served byG45 Daqing–Guangzhou Expressway andChina National Highway 106.
Wei County consists of 5 towns and 11 townships.[2]
Towns:
Townships:
| Climate data for Weixian, elevation 33 m (108 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) | 18.7 (65.7) | 25.3 (77.5) | 30.8 (87.4) | 35.2 (95.4) | 41.1 (106.0) | 41.2 (106.2) | 40.6 (105.1) | 37.9 (100.2) | 38.1 (100.6) | 31.9 (89.4) | 27.3 (81.1) | 23.4 (74.1) | 41.2 (106.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.7 (38.7) | 8.1 (46.6) | 15.1 (59.2) | 22.1 (71.8) | 27.9 (82.2) | 32.3 (90.1) | 32.1 (89.8) | 30.5 (86.9) | 27.1 (80.8) | 21.3 (70.3) | 12.5 (54.5) | 5.4 (41.7) | 19.8 (67.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.3 (27.9) | 1.7 (35.1) | 8.5 (47.3) | 15.5 (59.9) | 21.5 (70.7) | 26.1 (79.0) | 27.2 (81.0) | 25.6 (78.1) | 20.9 (69.6) | 14.5 (58.1) | 6.1 (43.0) | −0.5 (31.1) | 13.7 (56.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −7.2 (19.0) | −3.4 (25.9) | 2.7 (36.9) | 9.4 (48.9) | 15.3 (59.5) | 20.3 (68.5) | 22.9 (73.2) | 21.5 (70.7) | 15.9 (60.6) | 8.7 (47.7) | 0.9 (33.6) | −5.2 (22.6) | 8.5 (47.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.5 (−4.9) | −17.0 (1.4) | −9.7 (14.5) | −1.5 (29.3) | 3.8 (38.8) | 8.6 (47.5) | 16.5 (61.7) | 13.0 (55.4) | 4.6 (40.3) | −4.3 (24.3) | −14.7 (5.5) | −21.4 (−6.5) | −21.4 (−6.5) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 2.9 (0.11) | 7.3 (0.29) | 9.0 (0.35) | 28.1 (1.11) | 41.6 (1.64) | 60.2 (2.37) | 128.4 (5.06) | 114.7 (4.52) | 44.2 (1.74) | 26.9 (1.06) | 15.2 (0.60) | 3.6 (0.14) | 482.1 (18.99) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 6.3 | 8.1 | 10.7 | 9.7 | 6.9 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 65.9 |
| Average snowy days | 2.3 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 9.1 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 63 | 58 | 53 | 57 | 59 | 60 | 77 | 82 | 75 | 69 | 69 | 66 | 66 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 150.5 | 158.9 | 209.4 | 227.8 | 250.8 | 216.4 | 181.3 | 180.6 | 181.6 | 177.8 | 148.2 | 145.3 | 2,228.6 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 49 | 52 | 56 | 58 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 43 | 49 | 52 | 49 | 49 | 50 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
