Cangyuan Va Autonomous County
Cangyuan Va Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 沧源佤族自治县; traditional Chinese: 滄源佤族自治縣; pinyin: Cāngyuán Wǎzú Zìzhìxiàn; Awa: Qang Ying Vax Qux Zi Zi Sin) is under the administration of Lincang City, in the southwest of Yunnan province, China. Wa/Va people are the main inhabitants here. Wa language is common here. Cangyuan Washan Airport is located in the county.
Administrative divisions
Cangyuan Va Autonomous County has 4 towns, 5 townships and 1 ethnic township.
- 4 towns
- 5 townships
- 1 ethnic township
- Mengjiao Dai Yi and Lahu Ethnic Township (勐角傣族彝族拉祜族乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Cangyuan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 27.1 (80.8) |
29.9 (85.8) |
30.6 (87.1) |
33.4 (92.1) |
33.9 (93.0) |
34.1 (93.4) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.4 (88.5) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.2 (86.4) |
27.6 (81.7) |
26.0 (78.8) |
34.1 (93.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.0 (69.8) |
23.3 (73.9) |
26.4 (79.5) |
28.1 (82.6) |
27.8 (82.0) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.8 (80.2) |
27.0 (80.6) |
25.7 (78.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
21.1 (70.0) |
25.3 (77.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 11.7 (53.1) |
13.3 (55.9) |
16.6 (61.9) |
19.3 (66.7) |
21.2 (70.2) |
22.1 (71.8) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
19.3 (66.7) |
15.7 (60.3) |
12.6 (54.7) |
18.1 (64.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.7 (42.3) |
5.9 (42.6) |
8.9 (48.0) |
12.8 (55.0) |
16.6 (61.9) |
19.3 (66.7) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.3 (66.7) |
18.3 (64.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
11.5 (52.7) |
7.8 (46.0) |
13.5 (56.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −1.2 (29.8) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
1.9 (35.4) |
5.2 (41.4) |
9.8 (49.6) |
14.5 (58.1) |
14.7 (58.5) |
14.3 (57.7) |
10.0 (50.0) |
6.4 (43.5) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 31.5 (1.24) |
16.1 (0.63) |
20.9 (0.82) |
72.4 (2.85) |
161.5 (6.36) |
292.3 (11.51) |
346.7 (13.65) |
292.7 (11.52) |
208.4 (8.20) |
157.9 (6.22) |
58.1 (2.29) |
18.0 (0.71) |
1,676.5 (66) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.0 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 10.9 | 17.6 | 25.4 | 28.6 | 26.7 | 22.0 | 16.0 | 6.7 | 3.5 | 168.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78 | 72 | 68 | 72 | 79 | 86 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 81 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 198.3 | 216.6 | 234.1 | 204.3 | 174.0 | 103.2 | 70.8 | 95.4 | 122.4 | 133.2 | 160.7 | 170.2 | 1,883.2 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 59 | 67 | 63 | 54 | 42 | 26 | 17 | 24 | 34 | 37 | 49 | 51 | 44 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||