Jiangchuan District
Jiangchuan District (Chinese: 江川区; pinyin: Jiāngchuān Qū) is located in Yuxi, Yunnan, China.
The district is known for its Gantangjing Paleolithic sites which contains traces of the use of fire, presence of prehistoric carnivorous fauna.
Administrative divisions
Jiangchuan District has 1 subdistrict, 4 towns, 1 township and 1 ethnic township.
- 1 subdistrict
- Dajie (大街街道)
- 4 towns
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- 1 township
- Xiongguan (雄关乡)
- 1 ethnic township
- Anhua Yi (安化彝族乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Jiangchuan, elevation 1,731 m (5,679 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) | 23.8 (74.8) |
26.2 (79.2) |
29.6 (85.3) |
31.5 (88.7) |
32.7 (90.9) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.1 (89.8) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.8 (89.2) |
28.2 (82.8) |
26.4 (79.5) |
24.6 (76.3) |
32.7 (90.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.5 (63.5) |
19.7 (67.5) |
23.1 (73.6) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.1 (79.0) |
24.7 (76.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
20.0 (68.0) |
17.2 (63.0) |
23.0 (73.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.3 (48.7) |
11.3 (52.3) |
15.0 (59.0) |
18.5 (65.3) |
20.6 (69.1) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.1 (70.0) |
20.7 (69.3) |
19.4 (66.9) |
16.9 (62.4) |
12.9 (55.2) |
9.7 (49.5) |
16.4 (61.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) |
4.8 (40.6) |
8.0 (46.4) |
11.9 (53.4) |
15.8 (60.4) |
17.9 (64.2) |
17.9 (64.2) |
17.3 (63.1) |
16.0 (60.8) |
13.5 (56.3) |
8.3 (46.9) |
4.8 (40.6) |
11.7 (53.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.0 (24.8) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
2.1 (35.8) |
6.8 (44.2) |
11.3 (52.3) |
12.6 (54.7) |
11.5 (52.7) |
7.6 (45.7) |
4.9 (40.8) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 25.0 (0.98) |
14.5 (0.57) |
18.8 (0.74) |
32.7 (1.29) |
81.0 (3.19) |
142.6 (5.61) |
156.0 (6.14) |
147.8 (5.82) |
92.7 (3.65) |
61.0 (2.40) |
32.9 (1.30) |
16.1 (0.63) |
821.1 (32.32) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 7.5 | 10.9 | 15.0 | 19.4 | 17.9 | 13.2 | 10.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 117 |
| Average snowy days | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 72 | 65 | 58 | 58 | 65 | 76 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 76 | 76 | 72 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 222.0 | 223.2 | 247.2 | 246.1 | 215.9 | 144.8 | 118.8 | 135.4 | 121.1 | 134.0 | 189.0 | 194.8 | 2,192.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 66 | 70 | 66 | 64 | 52 | 35 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 38 | 58 | 59 | 50 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||