Shixing County

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Shixing County (postal: Chihing; simplified Chinese: 始兴县; traditional Chinese: 始興縣; pinyin: Shǐxìng Xiàn) is a county of Shaoguan, Guangdong province, China, bordering Jiangxi province to the east. The native variety of Chinese in the area is Hakka.

Shixing 始兴县 Chihing
County
Mantang Wei (满堂围), a fortified Hakka settlement in Aizi, Shixing County
Location of Shixing in Shaoguan (grey); Shaoguan in Guangdong (yellow)
Coordinates: 24°50′33″N 114°08′37″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guangdong
Prefecture-level city	Shaoguan
Area
• Total	2,174 km2 (839 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	198,060
• Density	91/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Climate

Climate data for Shixing, elevation 144 m (472 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	27.7 (81.9)	31.5 (88.7)	33.5 (92.3)	34.7 (94.5)	36.1 (97.0)	37.5 (99.5)	39.9 (103.8)	40.4 (104.7)	38.2 (100.8)	36.0 (96.8)	33.6 (92.5)	29.9 (85.8)	40.4 (104.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	14.7 (58.5)	17.1 (62.8)	19.7 (67.5)	25.4 (77.7)	29.3 (84.7)	31.9 (89.4)	34.3 (93.7)	33.8 (92.8)	31.3 (88.3)	27.7 (81.9)	22.6 (72.7)	17.0 (62.6)	25.4 (77.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	9.9 (49.8)	12.2 (54.0)	15.3 (59.5)	20.7 (69.3)	24.5 (76.1)	27.0 (80.6)	28.6 (83.5)	28.2 (82.8)	25.8 (78.4)	21.7 (71.1)	16.7 (62.1)	11.3 (52.3)	20.2 (68.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	6.6 (43.9)	8.9 (48.0)	12.3 (54.1)	17.4 (63.3)	21.1 (70.0)	23.8 (74.8)	24.7 (76.5)	24.6 (76.3)	22.2 (72.0)	17.3 (63.1)	12.4 (54.3)	7.3 (45.1)	16.6 (61.8)
Record low °C (°F)	−3.8 (25.2)	−1.8 (28.8)	−0.2 (31.6)	5.6 (42.1)	12.3 (54.1)	14.9 (58.8)	19.8 (67.6)	20.8 (69.4)	13.9 (57.0)	5.4 (41.7)	0.6 (33.1)	−6.0 (21.2)	−6.0 (21.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	70.4 (2.77)	88.6 (3.49)	174.3 (6.86)	194.4 (7.65)	246.9 (9.72)	224.9 (8.85)	134.4 (5.29)	153.3 (6.04)	106.8 (4.20)	52.9 (2.08)	59.6 (2.35)	52 (2.0)	1,558.5 (61.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	11.0	12.2	17.8	16.8	17.9	17.7	14.2	14.9	11.2	6.5	7.9	8.1	156.2
Average snowy days	0.4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	0.9
Average relative humidity (%)	75	77	82	81	82	82	78	80	79	75	75	74	78
Mean monthly sunshine hours	87.0	74.8	65.3	84.4	116.1	136.1	207.3	196.3	164.2	164.1	137.1	127.1	1,559.8
Percentage possible sunshine	26	23	18	22	28	33	50	49	45	46	42	39	35
Source: China Meteorological Administration[1][2]