Shazhuyu Township, Qinghai

Shazhuyu Township (Mandarin: 沙珠玉乡) is a township in Gonghe County, Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China. In 2010, Shazhuyu Township had a total population of 5,153: 2,638 males and 2,515 females: 1,057 aged under 14, 3,789 aged between 15 and 65 and 307 aged over 65.^[1]

Shazhuyu Township 沙珠玉乡
Township
Shazhuyuxiang
Shazhuyu Township Location in Qinghai
Coordinates: 36°15′54″N 100°15′49″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Qinghai
Autonomous prefecture	Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
County	Gonghe County
Area [1]
• Total	544.1 km2 (210.1 sq mi)
Population  (2010)[1]
• Total	5,153
• Density	9.471/km2 (24.53/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Local dialing code	974

Climate

Shazhuyu has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dwc). The average annual temperature in Shazhuyu is 1.2 °C (34.2 °F). The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 12.1 °C (53.8 °F), and lowest in January, at around −11.2 °C (11.8 °F).

Climate data for Shazhuyu (1981−2010 normals, extremes 1981−2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	12.4 (54.3)	11.1 (52.0)	19.3 (66.7)	20.8 (69.4)	25.9 (78.6)	24.7 (76.5)	26.0 (78.8)	26.7 (80.1)	26.0 (78.8)	20.6 (69.1)	12.0 (53.6)	10.2 (50.4)	26.7 (80.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−2.5 (27.5)	0.5 (32.9)	5.6 (42.1)	10.1 (50.2)	14.1 (57.4)	16.1 (61.0)	18.1 (64.6)	18.6 (65.5)	14.3 (57.7)	9.3 (48.7)	3.6 (38.5)	−1.0 (30.2)	8.9 (48.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−11.6 (11.1)	−7.8 (18.0)	−2.5 (27.5)	2.9 (37.2)	7.4 (45.3)	10.1 (50.2)	12.1 (53.8)	11.5 (52.7)	7.1 (44.8)	1.4 (34.5)	−5.6 (21.9)	−10.2 (13.6)	1.2 (34.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−19.4 (−2.9)	−15.5 (4.1)	−9.8 (14.4)	−4.1 (24.6)	0.6 (33.1)	4.4 (39.9)	6.2 (43.2)	4.9 (40.8)	1.1 (34.0)	−4.9 (23.2)	−12.9 (8.8)	−17.8 (0.0)	−5.6 (21.9)
Record low °C (°F)	−29.4 (−20.9)	−27.2 (−17.0)	−23.4 (−10.1)	−14.9 (5.2)	−8.1 (17.4)	−3.0 (26.6)	−0.9 (30.4)	−4.3 (24.3)	−7.8 (18.0)	−18.9 (−2.0)	−25.7 (−14.3)	−28.5 (−19.3)	−29.4 (−20.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	1.4 (0.06)	4.2 (0.17)	6.6 (0.26)	18.3 (0.72)	26.7 (1.05)	55.8 (2.20)	111.4 (4.39)	96.2 (3.79)	70.7 (2.78)	27.9 (1.10)	10.1 (0.40)	5.6 (0.22)	434.9 (17.14)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	0.6	0.9	1.1	3.1	7.8	10.1	20.3	15.6	12.1	3.8	2.2	1.6	79.2
Average relative humidity (%)	39	36	36	42	54	65	70	68	67	54	39	39	51
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[2]