Ningyang County

Ningyang (simplified Chinese: 宁阳县; traditional Chinese: 寧陽縣; pinyin: Níngyáng Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Tai'an, Shandong Province, China.

Ningyang County 宁阳县
County
Landscape of Ningyang County
Ningyang in Tai'an
Tai'an in Shandong
Coordinates: 35°45′32″N 116°48′21″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shandong
Prefecture-level city	Tai'an
Area [1]
• Total	1,125 km2 (434 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[2]
• Total	772,700
• Density	690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	271400

Administrative divisions

As of 2012^[update], this county is divided to 9 towns and 3 townships.^[3]

Towns

Ningyang (宁阳镇) Sidian (泗店镇) Dongshu (东疏镇) Fushan (伏山镇) Gangcheng (堽城镇)

Jiangji (蒋集镇) Ciyao (磁窑镇) Huafeng (华丰镇) Geshi (葛石镇)

Townships

• Heshan Township (鹤山乡)
• Dongzhuang Township (东庄乡)
• Xiangyin Township (乡饮乡)

Climate

Climate data for Ningyang, elevation 68 m (223 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)	22.2 (72.0)	27.6 (81.7)	32.5 (90.5)	35.5 (95.9)	39.2 (102.6)	40.6 (105.1)	36.7 (98.1)	36.5 (97.7)	35.6 (96.1)	25.9 (78.6)	18.6 (65.5)	40.6 (105.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	5.0 (41.0)	8.8 (47.8)	14.7 (58.5)	21.2 (70.2)	26.6 (79.9)	31.6 (88.9)	32.0 (89.6)	30.8 (87.4)	27.4 (81.3)	21.5 (70.7)	13.3 (55.9)	6.6 (43.9)	20.0 (67.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−1.0 (30.2)	2.4 (36.3)	8.2 (46.8)	14.6 (58.3)	20.3 (68.5)	25.4 (77.7)	27.0 (80.6)	25.8 (78.4)	21.2 (70.2)	14.9 (58.8)	7.3 (45.1)	0.9 (33.6)	13.9 (57.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−5.4 (22.3)	−2.6 (27.3)	2.5 (36.5)	8.6 (47.5)	14.1 (57.4)	19.6 (67.3)	22.9 (73.2)	21.9 (71.4)	16.4 (61.5)	9.8 (49.6)	2.7 (36.9)	−3.5 (25.7)	8.9 (48.1)
Record low °C (°F)	−17.0 (1.4)	−14.3 (6.3)	−9.3 (15.3)	−3.7 (25.3)	2.5 (36.5)	11.3 (52.3)	16.9 (62.4)	12.1 (53.8)	4.5 (40.1)	−1.6 (29.1)	−10.3 (13.5)	−15.6 (3.9)	−17.0 (1.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	6.7 (0.26)	11.8 (0.46)	14.9 (0.59)	36.1 (1.42)	53.7 (2.11)	75.1 (2.96)	174.1 (6.85)	151.5 (5.96)	62.9 (2.48)	30.1 (1.19)	27.9 (1.10)	8.9 (0.35)	653.7 (25.73)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	2.5	3.6	3.5	5.2	6.4	7.4	11.2	10.4	6.8	5.2	4.8	3.1	70.1
Average snowy days	2.6	2.3	0.5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7	1.7	7.9
Average relative humidity (%)	63	59	57	63	67	64	79	83	77	71	70	66	68
Mean monthly sunshine hours	137.2	146.6	195.3	220.5	238.9	209.4	183.2	186.4	176.7	177.5	148.6	136.9	2,157.2
Percentage possible sunshine	44	47	52	56	55	48	42	45	48	51	49	45	49
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]