Dingxiang County

Dingxiang (Chinese: 定襄; pinyin: Dìngxiāng) is a county in the north central part of Shanxi province, China. It is under the administration of Xinzhou city.

Dingxiang County 定襄县 Tingsiang
County
Former residence of Yan Xishan
Location in Xinzhou
Dingxiang Location in Shanxi
Coordinates: 38°31′28″N 113°00′06″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shanxi
Prefecture-level city	Xinzhou
Population  (2020[1])	193,997
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	035400

Climate

Climate data for Dingxiang, elevation 759 m (2,490 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)	11.1 (52.0)	18.5 (65.3)	29.2 (84.6)	38.5 (101.3)	37.6 (99.7)	41.7 (107.1)	39.5 (103.1)	36.1 (97.0)	35.5 (95.9)	30.0 (86.0)	21.5 (70.7)	16.2 (61.2)	41.7 (107.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	0.9 (33.6)	5.5 (41.9)	12.6 (54.7)	20.7 (69.3)	26.6 (79.9)	29.8 (85.6)	30.2 (86.4)	28.4 (83.1)	24.2 (75.6)	17.9 (64.2)	8.9 (48.0)	2.0 (35.6)	17.3 (63.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−8.1 (17.4)	−3.3 (26.1)	4.3 (39.7)	12.3 (54.1)	18.5 (65.3)	22.0 (71.6)	23.2 (73.8)	21.4 (70.5)	15.9 (60.6)	9.1 (48.4)	0.7 (33.3)	−6.3 (20.7)	9.1 (48.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−14.8 (5.4)	−10.0 (14.0)	−2.5 (27.5)	4.3 (39.7)	10.3 (50.5)	14.8 (58.6)	17.6 (63.7)	16.1 (61.0)	9.9 (49.8)	2.6 (36.7)	−5.0 (23.0)	−12.3 (9.9)	2.6 (36.7)
Record low °C (°F)	−27.1 (−16.8)	−24.8 (−12.6)	−16.5 (2.3)	−7.0 (19.4)	−1.5 (29.3)	6.1 (43.0)	8.5 (47.3)	5.6 (42.1)	−2.6 (27.3)	−9.9 (14.2)	−23.8 (−10.8)	−29.9 (−21.8)	−29.9 (−21.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	2.3 (0.09)	3.7 (0.15)	6.9 (0.27)	19.0 (0.75)	33.1 (1.30)	58.7 (2.31)	95.9 (3.78)	95.5 (3.76)	53.7 (2.11)	26.3 (1.04)	11.2 (0.44)	2.2 (0.09)	408.5 (16.09)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	1.6	2.5	3.1	5.1	6.8	10.4	12.8	11.7	8.9	5.7	3.4	1.4	73.4
Average snowy days	2.0	2.7	2.0	0.7	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	1.9	1.8	11.2
Average relative humidity (%)	53	49	48	45	46	59	75	79	77	67	63	56	60
Mean monthly sunshine hours	155.9	168.4	215.5	237.9	258.8	230.3	215.1	209.6	197.2	200.4	166.9	154.7	2,410.7
Percentage possible sunshine	51	55	58	60	58	52	48	50	54	59	56	53	55
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

See also

• Daiyang village