Wuzhai County

Wuzhai County
五寨县
County
Wuzhai County

Location in Shanxi

Coordinates: 38°55′N 111°51′E / 38.917°N 111.850°ECoordinates: 38°55′N 111°51′E / 38.917°N 111.850°E
Country People's Republic of China
Province Shanxi
Prefecture-level city Xinzhou
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 036200

Wuzhai (Chinese: 五寨; pinyin: Wǔzhài; literally: "five villages") is a county of northwestern Shanxi, China. It is under the administration of Xinzhou City.

Climate

Wuzhai has a monsoon-influenced, humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb), with cold and very dry winters, and warm, humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −12.8 °C (9.0 °F) in January to 19.9 °C (67.8 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 5.04 °C (41.1 °F). June thru September accounts for nearly three-fourths of the 454 millimetres (17.9 in) of annual precipitation. Due to the high elevation and dry climate, the diurnal temperature variation averages 15 °C (27 °F) annually.

Climate data for Wuzhai County (1971−2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) −3.3
(26.1)		 0.2
(32.4)		 6.6
(43.9)		 15.2
(59.4)		 21.7
(71.1)		 25.3
(77.5)		 26.4
(79.5)		 24.8
(76.6)		 20.4
(68.7)		 13.9
(57)		 5.5
(41.9)		 −1.2
(29.8)		 13.0
(55.3)
Average low °C (°F) −19.6
(−3.3)		 −15.6
(3.9)		 −8
(18)		 −1
(30)		 5.6
(42.1)		 10.2
(50.4)		 13.2
(55.8)		 11.6
(52.9)		 5.8
(42.4)		 −0.3
(31.5)		 −8.8
(16.2)		 −16.7
(1.9)		 −2.0
(28.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 3.1
(0.122)		 4.6
(0.181)		 11.4
(0.449)		 22.1
(0.87)		 36.0
(1.417)		 69.2
(2.724)		 109.6
(4.315)		 97.5
(3.839)		 59.8
(2.354)		 27.0
(1.063)		 10.2
(0.402)		 3.4
(0.134)		 453.9
(17.87)
Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 3.2 4.1 6.3 5.7 7.7 11.8 14.7 13.3 10.2 7.1 4.7 3.8 92.6
Source: Weather China

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