Jiang County

Jiang County or Jiangxian (simplified Chinese: 绛县; traditional Chinese: 絳縣; pinyin: Jiàng Xiàn) is a county in the south of Shanxi province, China. It is under the administration of Yuncheng city.

Jiang County 絳县
County
Location in Yuncheng
Jiangxian Location of the seat in Shanxi
Coordinates: 35°29′03″N 111°37′41″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shanxi
Prefecture-level city	Yuncheng
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website	www.jiangxian.gov.cn

It is the site of a necropolis at Hengbei dating to the Zhou dynasty.^[1]

Climate

Climate data for Jiangxian, elevation 761 m (2,497 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)	16.1 (61.0)	21.2 (70.2)	26.5 (79.7)	33.1 (91.6)	36.5 (97.7)	39.4 (102.9)	38.5 (101.3)	37.4 (99.3)	36.7 (98.1)	29.3 (84.7)	25.0 (77.0)	15.6 (60.1)	39.4 (102.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	3.0 (37.4)	7.2 (45.0)	13.3 (55.9)	20.0 (68.0)	24.9 (76.8)	29.2 (84.6)	30.0 (86.0)	28.3 (82.9)	23.8 (74.8)	17.9 (64.2)	10.8 (51.4)	4.4 (39.9)	17.7 (63.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−2.6 (27.3)	1.4 (34.5)	7.5 (45.5)	14.1 (57.4)	19.2 (66.6)	23.7 (74.7)	25.2 (77.4)	23.6 (74.5)	18.9 (66.0)	12.7 (54.9)	5.4 (41.7)	−1.1 (30.0)	12.3 (54.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−7.0 (19.4)	−3.1 (26.4)	2.3 (36.1)	8.1 (46.6)	13.2 (55.8)	18.1 (64.6)	20.7 (69.3)	19.5 (67.1)	14.7 (58.5)	8.3 (46.9)	1.1 (34.0)	−5.2 (22.6)	7.6 (45.6)
Record low °C (°F)	−20.5 (−4.9)	−17.1 (1.2)	−11.0 (12.2)	−3.4 (25.9)	1.9 (35.4)	7.3 (45.1)	11.8 (53.2)	11.6 (52.9)	4.0 (39.2)	−5.3 (22.5)	−15.4 (4.3)	−20.4 (−4.7)	−20.5 (−4.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	7.4 (0.29)	10.4 (0.41)	15.9 (0.63)	44.0 (1.73)	56.8 (2.24)	65.4 (2.57)	116.1 (4.57)	89.8 (3.54)	81.7 (3.22)	50.3 (1.98)	25.2 (0.99)	5.0 (0.20)	568 (22.37)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	3.6	4.1	4.9	6.5	8.0	8.1	10.4	9.9	10.0	7.7	6.0	3.2	82.4
Average snowy days	4.9	4.6	2.1	0.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.1	3.4	17.4
Average relative humidity (%)	54	53	51	53	55	57	69	73	71	66	63	55	60
Mean monthly sunshine hours	154.7	156.4	191.6	219.7	238.5	224.9	217.8	195.7	163.8	163.9	157.6	164.1	2,248.7
Percentage possible sunshine	49	50	51	56	55	52	50	47	45	48	52	54	51
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]