Shanyang County

For the former Shanyang County in Jiangsu, see Huai'an District.

Not to be confused with Shanyang District.

Shanyang County (simplified Chinese: 山阳县; traditional Chinese: 山陽縣; pinyin: Shānyáng Xiàn) is a county in southeastern Shaanxi province, China, bordering Hubei province to the south. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Shangluo and has an area of 3,515 km² (1,357 sq mi) and a population of 440,000 as of 2004.^[1]

Shanyang County 山阳县
County
Shanyang in Shangluo
Shangluo in Shaanxi
Coordinates: 33°31′55″N 109°52′55″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shaanxi
Prefecture-level city	Shangluo
Area
• Total	3,515 km2 (1,357 sq mi)
Population  (2004)
• Total	440,000
• Density	130/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	726400
Area code	0914

Administrative divisions

Shanyang County has 2 subdistricts and 8 towns.

2 subdistricts

• Chengguan (城关街道)
• Shilipu (十里铺街道)

8 towns

• Banyan (板岩镇)
• Sehepu (色河铺镇)
• Xiaohekou (小河口镇)
• Yangdi (杨地镇)
• Nankuanping (南宽坪镇)
• Manchuanguan (漫川关镇)
• Xizhaochuan (西照川镇)
• Yinhua (银花镇)

Climate

Climate data for Shanyang, elevation 660 m (2,170 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)	19.9 (67.8)	23.0 (73.4)	31.9 (89.4)	36.4 (97.5)	37.0 (98.6)	40.0 (104.0)	38.7 (101.7)	38.6 (101.5)	38.9 (102.0)	31.7 (89.1)	26.9 (80.4)	21.7 (71.1)	40.0 (104.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	8.0 (46.4)	10.9 (51.6)	16.0 (60.8)	22.4 (72.3)	26.1 (79.0)	30.1 (86.2)	31.6 (88.9)	30.1 (86.2)	25.3 (77.5)	20.5 (68.9)	14.8 (58.6)	9.6 (49.3)	20.5 (68.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	0.8 (33.4)	3.9 (39.0)	8.7 (47.7)	14.6 (58.3)	18.6 (65.5)	22.8 (73.0)	25.2 (77.4)	23.8 (74.8)	19.2 (66.6)	13.6 (56.5)	7.5 (45.5)	2.3 (36.1)	13.4 (56.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−4.0 (24.8)	−0.9 (30.4)	3.2 (37.8)	8.4 (47.1)	12.7 (54.9)	17.1 (62.8)	20.6 (69.1)	19.6 (67.3)	15.2 (59.4)	9.3 (48.7)	2.9 (37.2)	−2.3 (27.9)	8.5 (47.3)
Record low °C (°F)	−12.3 (9.9)	−10.2 (13.6)	−7.7 (18.1)	−2.2 (28.0)	2.4 (36.3)	8.0 (46.4)	13.1 (55.6)	11.3 (52.3)	3.9 (39.0)	−4.1 (24.6)	−8.6 (16.5)	−16.4 (2.5)	−16.4 (2.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	5.2 (0.20)	11.7 (0.46)	29.3 (1.15)	43.9 (1.73)	70.6 (2.78)	78.7 (3.10)	146.3 (5.76)	120.3 (4.74)	104.0 (4.09)	61.1 (2.41)	26.2 (1.03)	6.7 (0.26)	704 (27.71)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	4.3	5.5	8.3	8.7	10.6	10.5	13.4	12.3	11.7	10.6	7.3	4.4	107.6
Average snowy days	5.3	4.0	2.0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.3	3.4	16.2
Average relative humidity (%)	63	63	63	64	69	71	77	80	82	80	75	66	71
Mean monthly sunshine hours	147.7	124.6	150.6	174.8	185.8	190.1	197.7	185.8	133.3	134.7	130.6	144.5	1,900.2
Percentage possible sunshine	47	40	40	45	43	44	45	45	36	39	42	47	43
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]