Suning County

Suning County (simplified Chinese: 肃宁县; traditional Chinese: 肅寧縣; pinyin: Sùníng Xiàn) is a county in the central part of Hebei province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Cangzhou, and as of 2020^[update], it had a population of 341,919 residing in an area of 497 km² (192 sq mi).^[1]

Suning County 肃宁县
County
Suning in Cangzhou
Cangzhou in Hebei
Coordinates: 38°25′22″N 115°49′47″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hebei
Prefecture-level city	Cangzhou
County seat	Suning Town (肃宁镇)
Area
• Total	497 km2 (192 sq mi)
Elevation	16 m (51 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	341,919
• Density	690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	063250
Area code	0317

Administrative divisions

There are 5 towns and 4 townships under the county's administration.^[2]

Towns:

• Suning (肃宁镇), Liangjiacun (梁家村镇), Wobei (窝北镇), Shangcun (尚村镇), Wanli (万里镇)

Townships:

• Shisuo Township (师素乡), Hebeiliushansi Township (河北留善寺乡), Fujiazuo Township (付家佐乡), Shaozhuang Township (邵庄乡)

Climate

Climate data for Suning, elevation 14 m (46 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)	17.3 (63.1)	23.4 (74.1)	30.4 (86.7)	34.5 (94.1)	39.0 (102.2)	40.6 (105.1)	41.1 (106.0)	37.6 (99.7)	35.1 (95.2)	31.7 (89.1)	23.9 (75.0)	19.6 (67.3)	41.1 (106.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	2.8 (37.0)	7.1 (44.8)	14.3 (57.7)	21.7 (71.1)	27.4 (81.3)	31.9 (89.4)	32.3 (90.1)	30.5 (86.9)	26.8 (80.2)	20.5 (68.9)	11.0 (51.8)	4.2 (39.6)	19.2 (66.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−3.5 (25.7)	0.5 (32.9)	7.4 (45.3)	14.9 (58.8)	20.8 (69.4)	25.5 (77.9)	27.1 (80.8)	25.4 (77.7)	20.4 (68.7)	13.4 (56.1)	4.9 (40.8)	−1.6 (29.1)	12.9 (55.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−8.5 (16.7)	−4.7 (23.5)	1.5 (34.7)	8.4 (47.1)	14.3 (57.7)	19.6 (67.3)	22.6 (72.7)	21.2 (70.2)	15.3 (59.5)	7.8 (46.0)	0.0 (32.0)	−6.1 (21.0)	7.6 (45.7)
Record low °C (°F)	−22.5 (−8.5)	−18.2 (−0.8)	−10.3 (13.5)	−2.7 (27.1)	2.8 (37.0)	8.4 (47.1)	15.9 (60.6)	11.1 (52.0)	4.5 (40.1)	−4.6 (23.7)	−16.1 (3.0)	−22.6 (−8.7)	−22.6 (−8.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	2.1 (0.08)	5.3 (0.21)	8.2 (0.32)	25.8 (1.02)	35.8 (1.41)	64.3 (2.53)	143.8 (5.66)	123.5 (4.86)	43.1 (1.70)	26.1 (1.03)	13.4 (0.53)	2.7 (0.11)	494.1 (19.46)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	1.4	2.2	2.7	5.0	5.5	8.2	11.1	9.7	6.1	4.6	3.6	1.8	61.9
Average snowy days	2.3	2.1	0.8	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.4	2.5	9.3
Average relative humidity (%)	59	54	50	54	59	61	75	81	76	69	68	63	64
Mean monthly sunshine hours	167.0	174.0	224.8	236.8	269.9	237.4	201.4	207.2	205.8	192.8	159.6	158.4	2,435.1
Percentage possible sunshine	55	57	60	59	61	54	45	50	56	56	53	54	55
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]