Yuci District
Yuci District (simplified Chinese: 榆次区; traditional Chinese: 榆次區; pinyin: Yúcì Qū) is a district in Jinzhong, Shanxi, China.
Administrative Divisions
Subdistricts:
- Beiguan Subdistrict (北关街道), Jinlun Subdistrict (锦纶街道), Xinhua Subdistrict (新华街道), Xinan Subdistrict (西南街道), Luxi Subdistrict (路西街道), Anning Subdistrict (安宁街道), Jingwei Subdistrict (经纬街道), Xinjian Subdistrict (新建街道), Jinhua Subdistrict (晋华街道)
Towns:
Townships:
- Guojiabao Township (郭家堡乡), Zhangqing Township (张庆乡), Zhuangzi Township (庄子乡), Dongzhao Township (东赵乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Yuci, elevation 854 m (2,802 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 12.4 (54.3) |
19.3 (66.7) |
28.2 (82.8) |
37.1 (98.8) |
35.6 (96.1) |
39.6 (103.3) |
39.5 (103.1) |
36.3 (97.3) |
35.8 (96.4) |
28.5 (83.3) |
23.6 (74.5) |
16.0 (60.8) |
39.6 (103.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.2 (36.0) |
6.5 (43.7) |
13.1 (55.6) |
20.5 (68.9) |
26.2 (79.2) |
29.8 (85.6) |
30.7 (87.3) |
28.9 (84.0) |
24.4 (75.9) |
18.2 (64.8) |
10.1 (50.2) |
3.4 (38.1) |
17.8 (64.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.1 (22.8) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
5.6 (42.1) |
12.9 (55.2) |
18.9 (66.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
24.4 (75.9) |
22.7 (72.9) |
17.4 (63.3) |
10.8 (51.4) |
3.1 (37.6) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
10.8 (51.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −10.7 (12.7) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
5.8 (42.4) |
11.6 (52.9) |
16.2 (61.2) |
19.1 (66.4) |
17.7 (63.9) |
12.1 (53.8) |
5.1 (41.2) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
4.9 (40.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −21.0 (−5.8) |
−20.6 (−5.1) |
−15.7 (3.7) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
0.3 (32.5) |
7.1 (44.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
9.2 (48.6) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−18.2 (−0.8) |
−22.3 (−8.1) |
−22.3 (−8.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.0 (0.08) |
3.6 (0.14) |
8.6 (0.34) |
25.1 (0.99) |
29.1 (1.15) |
51.4 (2.02) |
99.9 (3.93) |
90.9 (3.58) |
57.9 (2.28) |
32.5 (1.28) |
11.4 (0.45) |
1.9 (0.07) |
414.3 (16.31) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.7 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 9.3 | 11.0 | 10.4 | 7.4 | 5.9 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 67.2 |
| Average snowy days | 3.0 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 14.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 48 | 45 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 54 | 67 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 56 | 49 | 54 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 174.4 | 179.1 | 216.7 | 240.3 | 264.0 | 239.8 | 230.0 | 221.3 | 198.7 | 195.6 | 174.8 | 174.9 | 2,509.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 57 | 58 | 58 | 61 | 60 | 54 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 57 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
Universities
Yuci District is home to several new university campuses, as well as many others under construction, for major universities based in Shanxi, including Taiyuan University of Technology, Shanxi University of Traditional Medicine and Shanxi Medical University and Taiyuan Normal University. For this reason, Yuci is known in Shanxi as a university city.
Sister cities
Quezon City, Philippines (since 2006)
