Rongcheng County
Rongcheng (Chinese: 容城; pinyin: Róngchéng) is a county in central Hebei province, China. It is under the jurisdiction of Baoding prefecture-level city. The area of the county is 311 km (120 sq mi), while the county seat is located in Rongcheng Town.
Transport
Administrative divisions
Rongcheng County administers 5 towns (镇) and 3 townships (乡):
Towns:
- Rongcheng (容城镇), Xiaoli (小里镇), Nanzhang (南张镇), Dahe (大河镇), Liangmatai (晾马台镇)
Townships:
- Bayu Township (八于乡), Jiaguang Township (贾光乡), Pingwang Township (平王乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Rongcheng (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.8 (62.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
30.6 (87.1) |
33.6 (92.5) |
37.8 (100.0) |
40.2 (104.4) |
41.2 (106.2) |
37.7 (99.9) |
35.1 (95.2) |
31.3 (88.3) |
23.0 (73.4) |
15.3 (59.5) |
41.2 (106.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.4 (36.3) |
6.6 (43.9) |
13.8 (56.8) |
21.4 (70.5) |
27.3 (81.1) |
31.6 (88.9) |
32.2 (90.0) |
30.6 (87.1) |
26.8 (80.2) |
19.9 (67.8) |
10.5 (50.9) |
3.8 (38.8) |
18.9 (66.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.7 (25.3) |
0.2 (32.4) |
7.3 (45.1) |
14.9 (58.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
25.4 (77.7) |
27.2 (81.0) |
25.6 (78.1) |
20.7 (69.3) |
13.4 (56.1) |
4.7 (40.5) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
12.9 (55.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −8.6 (16.5) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
1.6 (34.9) |
8.7 (47.7) |
14.7 (58.5) |
19.8 (67.6) |
22.8 (73.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
15.7 (60.3) |
8.2 (46.8) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
7.8 (46.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −22.2 (−8.0) |
−16.3 (2.7) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
4.3 (39.7) |
10.3 (50.5) |
16.4 (61.5) |
13.2 (55.8) |
5.8 (42.4) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−10.3 (13.5) |
−23.4 (−10.1) |
−23.4 (−10.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.2 (0.09) |
5.7 (0.22) |
8.3 (0.33) |
22.8 (0.90) |
29.5 (1.16) |
58.8 (2.31) |
159.9 (6.30) |
114.0 (4.49) |
48.6 (1.91) |
28.5 (1.12) |
13.5 (0.53) |
2.1 (0.08) |
493.9 (19.44) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 8.4 | 12.2 | 10.3 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 63.2 |
| Average snowy days | 2.6 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 9.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 56 | 51 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 61 | 73 | 78 | 72 | 67 | 66 | 61 | 62 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 144.2 | 157.5 | 200.4 | 222.8 | 246.3 | 209.4 | 174.3 | 186.7 | 186.4 | 173.9 | 142.5 | 138.0 | 2,182.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 47 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 55 | 47 | 39 | 45 | 51 | 51 | 48 | 47 | 49 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||