Fangshan County
Fangshan (Chinese: 方山县; pinyin: Fāngshān Xiàn) is a county in the west of Shanxi province, China. It is under the administration of Lüliang City.
Climate
| Climate data for Fangshan, elevation 1,212 m (3,976 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) | 14.4 (57.9) |
20.6 (69.1) |
27.4 (81.3) |
33.7 (92.7) |
34.0 (93.2) |
38.3 (100.9) |
36.9 (98.4) |
33.4 (92.1) |
34.9 (94.8) |
27.1 (80.8) |
21.4 (70.5) |
16.0 (60.8) |
38.3 (100.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.4 (31.3) |
3.9 (39.0) |
10.5 (50.9) |
18.1 (64.6) |
23.6 (74.5) |
27.5 (81.5) |
28.5 (83.3) |
26.4 (79.5) |
21.9 (71.4) |
15.6 (60.1) |
7.8 (46.0) |
0.9 (33.6) |
15.4 (59.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.2 (17.2) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
2.9 (37.2) |
10.2 (50.4) |
15.9 (60.6) |
20.2 (68.4) |
21.9 (71.4) |
20.0 (68.0) |
14.8 (58.6) |
8.1 (46.6) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
8.0 (46.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −13.5 (7.7) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
3.3 (37.9) |
8.8 (47.8) |
13.6 (56.5) |
16.6 (61.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
9.7 (49.5) |
2.9 (37.2) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
2.4 (36.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −28.6 (−19.5) |
−23.7 (−10.7) |
−17.3 (0.9) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
3.4 (38.1) |
8.6 (47.5) |
5.8 (42.4) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−21.7 (−7.1) |
−27.6 (−17.7) |
−28.6 (−19.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.7 (0.15) |
6.8 (0.27) |
12.6 (0.50) |
24.0 (0.94) |
38.8 (1.53) |
63.6 (2.50) |
129.3 (5.09) |
124.8 (4.91) |
84.7 (3.33) |
36.9 (1.45) |
15.9 (0.63) |
4.0 (0.16) |
545.1 (21.46) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 7.5 | 10.2 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 9.9 | 6.9 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 84.8 |
| Average snowy days | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 21.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 55 | 51 | 46 | 43 | 45 | 54 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 60 | 56 | 57 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 192.1 | 181.3 | 220.4 | 239.3 | 263.8 | 243.8 | 227.0 | 216.6 | 201.5 | 207.7 | 190.9 | 190.7 | 2,575.1 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 63 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 55 | 51 | 52 | 55 | 61 | 64 | 65 | 59 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||