Huzhong District

Huzhong District (simplified Chinese: 呼中区; traditional Chinese: 呼中區; pinyin: Hūzhōng Qū) is a de facto district of Daxing'anling Prefecture, Heilongjiang province, China. Huzhong District is not an official administrative entity; it is de jure under the jurisdiction of Huma County.

Huzhong 呼中(行政)区
Administrative Zone
Location of Huzhong (red) in Daxing'anling Prefecture (yellow), Heilongjiang province, and the PRC
Huzhong Location in Heilongjiang
Coordinates: 52°02′N 123°35′E
Country	China
Province	Heilongjiang
Prefecture	Daxing'anling
District seat	Huzhong
Area
• Total	9,400 km2 (3,600 sq mi)
Elevation	511 m (1,677 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[1]
• Total	16,359
• Density	1.7/km2 (4.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website	www.huzhong.gov.cn

In an average year, temperatures drop to or below −40 °C (−40 °F) on more than 30 days.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Huzhong District is divided into 4 towns.^[3]

4 towns

Huzhong (呼中镇) Bishui (碧水镇)

Huyuan (呼源镇) Huwei (宏伟镇)

Climate

Climate data for Huzhong, elevation 515 m (1,690 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)	−1.3 (29.7)	6.7 (44.1)	17.7 (63.9)	26.8 (80.2)	34.9 (94.8)	39.7 (103.5)	37.7 (99.9)	35.9 (96.6)	33.4 (92.1)	28.4 (83.1)	11.3 (52.3)	0.2 (32.4)	39.7 (103.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−17.2 (1.0)	−10.0 (14.0)	−1.9 (28.6)	8.4 (47.1)	17.6 (63.7)	24.1 (75.4)	25.8 (78.4)	23.4 (74.1)	16.9 (62.4)	6.4 (43.5)	−7.8 (18.0)	−18.0 (−0.4)	5.6 (42.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−27.5 (−17.5)	−22.4 (−8.3)	−12.0 (10.4)	0.7 (33.3)	9.1 (48.4)	15.3 (59.5)	18.0 (64.4)	15.4 (59.7)	8.1 (46.6)	−1.6 (29.1)	−16.4 (2.5)	−26.6 (−15.9)	−3.3 (26.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−35.1 (−31.2)	−32.4 (−26.3)	−22.6 (−8.7)	−7.3 (18.9)	0.4 (32.7)	7.4 (45.3)	12.0 (53.6)	9.9 (49.8)	1.8 (35.2)	−8.0 (17.6)	−23.2 (−9.8)	−33.3 (−27.9)	−10.9 (12.4)
Record low °C (°F)	−49.8 (−57.6)	−47.9 (−54.2)	−42.3 (−44.1)	−31.1 (−24.0)	−13.3 (8.1)	−5.8 (21.6)	0.6 (33.1)	−0.7 (30.7)	−10.8 (12.6)	−28.0 (−18.4)	−42.5 (−44.5)	−46.2 (−51.2)	−49.8 (−57.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	5.4 (0.21)	3.8 (0.15)	6.3 (0.25)	18.7 (0.74)	49.0 (1.93)	90.1 (3.55)	132.1 (5.20)	98.6 (3.88)	57.2 (2.25)	22.3 (0.88)	9.8 (0.39)	7.5 (0.30)	500.8 (19.73)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	8.4	5.5	5.7	8.0	12.1	15.6	18.6	16.5	12.6	8.2	8.4	9.1	128.7
Average snowy days	10.6	7.6	8.2	8.8	2.2	0.2	0	0.1	1.4	8.9	11.7	11.2	70.9
Average relative humidity (%)	70	66	61	55	57	73	81	82	76	67	73	72	69
Mean monthly sunshine hours	149.0	201.4	260.9	241.0	236.7	239.3	198.3	192.2	182.5	180.0	149.8	123.5	2,354.6
Percentage possible sunshine	57	71	70	57	49	48	40	43	49	56	58	52	54
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]