Wei County, Xingtai

Wei County or Weixian (simplified Chinese: 威县; traditional Chinese: 威縣; pinyin: Wēi Xiàn) is a county in the south of Hebei province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xingtai, with a population of 496,230 (2020 census)^[1] residing in an area of 994 km² (384 sq mi). It is served by G45 Daqing–Guangzhou Expressway and China National Highway 106.

Wei County 威县
County
Wei County in Xingtai
Xingtai in Hebei
Coordinates: 36°58′51″N 115°16′29″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hebei
Prefecture-level city	Xingtai
County seat	Mingzhou Town (洺州镇)
Area
• Total	994 km2 (384 sq mi)
Elevation	37 m (121 ft)
Population  (2020 census)
• Total	496,230
• Density	500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	054700

Administrative divisions

Wei County consists of 5 towns and 11 townships.^[2]

Towns:

• Mingzhou (洺州镇)
• Liyuantun (梨元屯镇)
• Zhangtai (章台镇)
• Houguan (侯贯镇)
• Qiji (七级镇)

Townships:

• Fangjiaying Township (方家营乡)
• Dishiying Township (第什营乡)
• Zaoyuan Township (枣园乡)
• Guxian Township (固献乡)
• Hezhao Township (贺钊乡)
• Heying Township (贺营乡)
• Zhangying Township (张营乡)
• Changtun Township (常屯乡)
• Changzhuang Township (常庄乡)
• Gaogongzhuang Township (高公庄乡)
• Zhaocun Township (赵村乡)

Climate

Climate data for Weixian, elevation 33 m (108 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)	18.7 (65.7)	25.3 (77.5)	30.8 (87.4)	35.2 (95.4)	41.1 (106.0)	41.2 (106.2)	40.6 (105.1)	37.9 (100.2)	38.1 (100.6)	31.9 (89.4)	27.3 (81.1)	23.4 (74.1)	41.2 (106.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	3.7 (38.7)	8.1 (46.6)	15.1 (59.2)	22.1 (71.8)	27.9 (82.2)	32.3 (90.1)	32.1 (89.8)	30.5 (86.9)	27.1 (80.8)	21.3 (70.3)	12.5 (54.5)	5.4 (41.7)	19.8 (67.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−2.3 (27.9)	1.7 (35.1)	8.5 (47.3)	15.5 (59.9)	21.5 (70.7)	26.1 (79.0)	27.2 (81.0)	25.6 (78.1)	20.9 (69.6)	14.5 (58.1)	6.1 (43.0)	−0.5 (31.1)	13.7 (56.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−7.2 (19.0)	−3.4 (25.9)	2.7 (36.9)	9.4 (48.9)	15.3 (59.5)	20.3 (68.5)	22.9 (73.2)	21.5 (70.7)	15.9 (60.6)	8.7 (47.7)	0.9 (33.6)	−5.2 (22.6)	8.5 (47.3)
Record low °C (°F)	−20.5 (−4.9)	−17.0 (1.4)	−9.7 (14.5)	−1.5 (29.3)	3.8 (38.8)	8.6 (47.5)	16.5 (61.7)	13.0 (55.4)	4.6 (40.3)	−4.3 (24.3)	−14.7 (5.5)	−21.4 (−6.5)	−21.4 (−6.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	2.9 (0.11)	7.3 (0.29)	9.0 (0.35)	28.1 (1.11)	41.6 (1.64)	60.2 (2.37)	128.4 (5.06)	114.7 (4.52)	44.2 (1.74)	26.9 (1.06)	15.2 (0.60)	3.6 (0.14)	482.1 (18.99)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	1.8	2.9	2.8	5.2	6.3	8.1	10.7	9.7	6.9	5.4	3.9	2.2	65.9
Average snowy days	2.3	2.7	0.9	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.9	2.1	9.1
Average relative humidity (%)	63	58	53	57	59	60	77	82	75	69	69	66	66
Mean monthly sunshine hours	150.5	158.9	209.4	227.8	250.8	216.4	181.3	180.6	181.6	177.8	148.2	145.3	2,228.6
Percentage possible sunshine	49	52	56	58	57	49	41	43	49	52	49	49	50
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]