Qingshen County

Qingshen County (Chinese: 青神县; pinyin: Qīngshén Xiàn) is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Meishan.^[1]

Qingshen County 青神县
County
Location of Qingshen County (red) within Meishan City (yellow) and Sichuan
Coordinates: 29°49′52″N 103°50′49″E
Country	China
Province	Sichuan
Prefecture-level city	Meishan
Area
• Total	386.8 km2 (149.3 sq mi)
Population  (2020 census)
• Total	167,990
• Density	430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Administrative divisions

Qingshen County comprises 1 subdistrict, 4 towns and 2 townships:^[2]

subdistrict

• Qingzhu 青竹街道

towns

• Hanyang 汉阳镇
• Ruifeng 瑞峰镇
• Xilong 西龙镇
• Gaotai 高台镇

townships

• Baiguo 白果乡
• Luobo 罗波乡

Climate

Climate data for Qingshen, elevation 455 m (1,493 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)	19.5 (67.1)	24.0 (75.2)	32.1 (89.8)	33.5 (92.3)	36.0 (96.8)	36.4 (97.5)	37.1 (98.8)	38.9 (102.0)	36.5 (97.7)	29.9 (85.8)	26.4 (79.5)	18.9 (66.0)	38.9 (102.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	10.0 (50.0)	13.1 (55.6)	18.1 (64.6)	23.7 (74.7)	27.3 (81.1)	29.1 (84.4)	31.1 (88.0)	30.9 (87.6)	26.4 (79.5)	21.4 (70.5)	16.9 (62.4)	11.4 (52.5)	21.6 (70.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	6.7 (44.1)	9.2 (48.6)	13.4 (56.1)	18.4 (65.1)	22.2 (72.0)	24.4 (75.9)	26.3 (79.3)	26.0 (78.8)	22.4 (72.3)	18.0 (64.4)	13.5 (56.3)	8.3 (46.9)	17.4 (63.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	4.3 (39.7)	6.4 (43.5)	10.0 (50.0)	14.5 (58.1)	18.4 (65.1)	21.1 (70.0)	23.0 (73.4)	22.7 (72.9)	19.8 (67.6)	15.8 (60.4)	11.1 (52.0)	6.0 (42.8)	14.4 (58.0)
Record low °C (°F)	−3.6 (25.5)	−1.3 (29.7)	−1.3 (29.7)	4.5 (40.1)	8.6 (47.5)	14.3 (57.7)	17.1 (62.8)	15.8 (60.4)	13.7 (56.7)	5.0 (41.0)	1.3 (34.3)	−3.4 (25.9)	−3.6 (25.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	12.2 (0.48)	17.9 (0.70)	36.2 (1.43)	68.4 (2.69)	102.2 (4.02)	141.9 (5.59)	209.3 (8.24)	251.1 (9.89)	124.2 (4.89)	54.5 (2.15)	22.0 (0.87)	10.8 (0.43)	1,050.7 (41.38)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	8.8	9.4	12.2	13.7	14.3	15.8	16.0	15.5	16.0	15.7	8.8	7.7	153.9
Average snowy days	0.6	0.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	1.2
Average relative humidity (%)	84	81	77	76	74	80	83	82	84	85	84	84	81
Mean monthly sunshine hours	38.6	54.2	92.8	124.8	130.6	114.4	140.9	152.4	78.6	58.7	52.8	38.7	1,077.5
Percentage possible sunshine	12	17	25	32	31	27	33	38	22	17	17	12	24
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]