Huguan County
Huguan County (simplified Chinese: 壶关县; traditional Chinese: 壺關縣; pinyin: Húguān Xiàn) is a county in the southeast of Shanxi province, China. It is under the administration of Changzhi city.
Huguan county is the location of Huguan Taihang Grand Canyon, which is one of the AAAAA Tourist Attractions of China.
Climate
| Climate data for Huguan, elevation 1,122 m (3,681 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) | 16.3 (61.3) |
22.7 (72.9) |
28.4 (83.1) |
34.3 (93.7) |
36.9 (98.4) |
37.1 (98.8) |
36.7 (98.1) |
34.1 (93.4) |
34.4 (93.9) |
28.8 (83.8) |
24.1 (75.4) |
17.9 (64.2) |
37.1 (98.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.3 (36.1) |
5.8 (42.4) |
12.0 (53.6) |
19.0 (66.2) |
24.2 (75.6) |
27.6 (81.7) |
28.2 (82.8) |
26.7 (80.1) |
22.6 (72.7) |
17.1 (62.8) |
10.2 (50.4) |
3.8 (38.8) |
16.6 (61.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.9 (23.2) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
4.7 (40.5) |
11.7 (53.1) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.0 (69.8) |
22.4 (72.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
16.1 (61.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
3.0 (37.4) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
9.8 (49.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −10.1 (13.8) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
5.1 (41.2) |
10.6 (51.1) |
14.9 (58.8) |
17.6 (63.7) |
16.3 (61.3) |
11.0 (51.8) |
4.6 (40.3) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
4.4 (39.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −24.7 (−12.5) |
−22.0 (−7.6) |
−16.9 (1.6) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
6.5 (43.7) |
10.8 (51.4) |
8.0 (46.4) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−20.5 (−4.9) |
−24.0 (−11.2) |
−24.7 (−12.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.5 (0.22) |
10.3 (0.41) |
11.0 (0.43) |
30.0 (1.18) |
54.6 (2.15) |
81.8 (3.22) |
137.0 (5.39) |
115.9 (4.56) |
56.6 (2.23) |
34.0 (1.34) |
17.4 (0.69) |
5.1 (0.20) |
559.2 (22.02) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 8.3 | 10.8 | 14.6 | 12.5 | 9.2 | 6.8 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 89.2 |
| Average snowy days | 4.7 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 21.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 57 | 57 | 52 | 51 | 53 | 62 | 76 | 78 | 74 | 68 | 63 | 57 | 62 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 196.0 | 192.2 | 227.3 | 257.7 | 283.0 | 254.0 | 243.7 | 234.4 | 201.7 | 202.4 | 195.0 | 193.5 | 2,680.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 63 | 62 | 61 | 65 | 65 | 58 | 55 | 57 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 64 | 61 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||