Sui County, Henan

Sui County or Suixian (simplified Chinese: 睢县; traditional Chinese: 睢縣; pinyin: Suī Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Shangqiu, in the east of Henan province, People's Republic of China, with a population of about 800,000 as of 2010 and an area of 960 km² (370 sq mi). The county seat is Chengguan Township.

Sui County 睢县
County
Fengcheng Lake in Sui County in 2024
Location in Shangqiu
Suixian Location of the seat in Henan
Coordinates: 34°26′49″N 115°04′19″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Henan
Prefecture-level city	Shangqiu
Area [1]
• Total	920 km2 (360 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[2]
• Total	668,500
• Density	730/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	476900

Administrative divisions

As of 2012^[update], this county is divided to 8 towns and 12 townships.^[3]

Towns

Zhoutang (周堂镇) Pinggang (平岗镇) Chaozhuang (潮庄镇) Changgang (长岗镇)

Liaodi (蓼堤镇) Xilingsi (西陵寺镇) Shangtun (尚屯镇) Chengguan (城关镇)

Townships

Chengjiao Township (城郊乡) Youjitun Township (尤吉屯乡) Heji Township (河集乡) Hutang Township (胡堂乡) Baimiao Township (白庙乡) Houtai Township (后台乡)

Dongdian Township (董店乡) Jiangang Township (涧岗乡) Kuangcheng Township (匡城乡) Bailou Township (白楼乡) Sunjuji Township (孙聚寨乡) Hedi Township (河堤乡)

Climate

Climate data for Suixian, elevation 56 m (184 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)	17.7 (63.9)	24.9 (76.8)	26.9 (80.4)	32.6 (90.7)	38.0 (100.4)	40.1 (104.2)	38.9 (102.0)	36.8 (98.2)	34.9 (94.8)	34.1 (93.4)	26.9 (80.4)	20.4 (68.7)	40.1 (104.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	5.3 (41.5)	9.2 (48.6)	14.8 (58.6)	21.0 (69.8)	26.5 (79.7)	31.6 (88.9)	31.8 (89.2)	30.3 (86.5)	26.9 (80.4)	21.8 (71.2)	13.9 (57.0)	7.3 (45.1)	20.0 (68.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	0.0 (32.0)	3.4 (38.1)	8.9 (48.0)	15.0 (59.0)	20.5 (68.9)	25.5 (77.9)	27.1 (80.8)	25.6 (78.1)	21.0 (69.8)	15.3 (59.5)	8.0 (46.4)	2.0 (35.6)	14.4 (57.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−3.9 (25.0)	−1.0 (30.2)	3.7 (38.7)	9.3 (48.7)	14.7 (58.5)	20.0 (68.0)	23.2 (73.8)	22.0 (71.6)	16.5 (61.7)	10.3 (50.5)	3.4 (38.1)	−2.0 (28.4)	9.7 (49.4)
Record low °C (°F)	−17.6 (0.3)	−15.1 (4.8)	−8.3 (17.1)	−3.1 (26.4)	2.5 (36.5)	10.6 (51.1)	14.6 (58.3)	11.5 (52.7)	5.0 (41.0)	−1.6 (29.1)	−15.5 (4.1)	−15.5 (4.1)	−17.6 (0.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	13.1 (0.52)	16.4 (0.65)	26.5 (1.04)	43.4 (1.71)	63.5 (2.50)	91.0 (3.58)	180.8 (7.12)	172.6 (6.80)	77.3 (3.04)	40.1 (1.58)	31.5 (1.24)	11.7 (0.46)	767.9 (30.24)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	4.2	4.5	5.4	5.7	7.4	7.4	11.1	10.5	8.0	5.8	5.5	3.7	79.2
Average snowy days	3.7	3.1	1.1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	2.2	11.2
Average relative humidity (%)	69	67	66	71	72	69	83	86	81	74	73	71	74
Mean monthly sunshine hours	124.0	136.0	177.1	206.8	221.8	201.7	187.0	181.9	164.8	162.1	139.9	130.3	2,033.4
Percentage possible sunshine	39	44	48	53	51	47	43	44	45	47	45	43	46
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]