Sanyuan County

Sanyuan (Chinese: 三原; pinyin: Sānyuán) is a county in the central part of Shaanxi province, China. It is the easternmost county-level division of Xianyang City.

Sanyuan County 三原县
County
Sanyuan in Xianyang
Xianyang in Shaanxi
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shaanxi
Prefecture-level city	Xianyang
Area
• Total	576.9 km2 (222.7 sq mi)
Population  (2018)
• Total	408,165
• Density	707.5/km2 (1,832/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China standard time)
Postal code	713800
Licence plates	陕D
Website	www.snsanyuan.gov.cn

Administrative divisions

As of 2016, this County is divided to 11 towns.^[1]

Towns

Chengguan (城关镇) Anyue (安乐镇) Beixi (陂西镇) Duli (独李镇) Dacheng (大程镇) Xiyang (西阳镇)

Luqiao (鲁桥镇) Lingqian (陵前镇) Xinxing (新兴镇) Cuo'e (嵯峨镇) Qu'an (渠岸镇)

Climate

Climate data for Sanyuan, elevation 424 m (1,391 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)	17.4 (63.3)	20.2 (68.4)	32.3 (90.1)	34.6 (94.3)	36.9 (98.4)	42.2 (108.0)	38.7 (101.7)	38.5 (101.3)	34.7 (94.5)	30.6 (87.1)	25.1 (77.2)	18.1 (64.6)	42.2 (108.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	5.3 (41.5)	9.7 (49.5)	16.9 (62.4)	22.9 (73.2)	27.6 (81.7)	32.3 (90.1)	33.1 (91.6)	31.3 (88.3)	25.7 (78.3)	20.3 (68.5)	13.3 (55.9)	7.2 (45.0)	20.5 (68.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−0.2 (31.6)	3.9 (39.0)	10.6 (51.1)	16.4 (61.5)	21.2 (70.2)	25.9 (78.6)	27.6 (81.7)	26.1 (79.0)	20.7 (69.3)	14.8 (58.6)	7.7 (45.9)	1.2 (34.2)	14.7 (58.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−4.0 (24.8)	−0.3 (31.5)	5.6 (42.1)	10.8 (51.4)	15.5 (59.9)	20.3 (68.5)	23.0 (73.4)	22.0 (71.6)	16.9 (62.4)	11.0 (51.8)	3.9 (39.0)	−2.4 (27.7)	10.2 (50.3)
Record low °C (°F)	−12.1 (10.2)	−9.9 (14.2)	−7.2 (19.0)	0.1 (32.2)	3.2 (37.8)	11.5 (52.7)	14.8 (58.6)	13.9 (57.0)	7.8 (46.0)	−3.3 (26.1)	−7.2 (19.0)	−11.7 (10.9)	−12.1 (10.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	7.1 (0.28)	9.0 (0.35)	19.4 (0.76)	30.0 (1.18)	54.4 (2.14)	56.7 (2.23)	33.9 (1.33)	78.2 (3.08)	98.6 (3.88)	45.1 (1.78)	20.5 (0.81)	3.3 (0.13)	456.2 (17.95)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	3.6	4.3	4.9	6.6	9.1	8.0	9.8	9.0	11.1	9.0	5.8	2.1	83.3
Average snowy days	3.4	2.7	0.3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.9	1.4	8.8
Average relative humidity (%)	59	60	54	58	59	58	68	72	76	74	71	60	64
Mean monthly sunshine hours	139.6	136.7	192.7	215.5	214.7	205.5	225.0	207.2	138.3	137.6	140.6	157.4	2,110.8
Percentage possible sunshine	44	44	52	55	49	48	51	50	38	40	46	52	47
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

Transportation

• China National Highway 210
• China National Highway 211