Wuning County

Wuning County (simplified Chinese: 武宁县; traditional Chinese: 武寧縣; pinyin: Wǔníng Xiàn) is a county in the northwest of Jiangxi Province, China, bordering Hubei Province to the north. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jiujiang.

Wuning County 武宁县
County
Location of Wuning County (red) within Jiujiang City (yellow) and Jiangxi
Coordinates: 29°14′49″N 115°05′35″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Jiangxi
Prefecture-level city	Jiujiang
Area
• Total	3,507 km2 (1,354 sq mi)
Population  (2018)
• Total	408,300
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	332300

Administrative divisions

Wuning County has one subdistrict, 8 towns and 11 townships.

1 subdistrict

• Yuning (豫宁街道)

8 towns

Xinning (新宁镇) Quankou (泉口镇) Luxi (鲁溪镇) Chuantan (穿滩镇)

Lixi (澧溪镇) Luoping (罗坪镇) Shimenlou (石门楼镇) Songxi (宋溪镇)

11 townships

Dadong (大洞乡) Henglu (横路乡) Gonglian (宫莲乡) Jinkou (巾口乡) Donglin (东林乡) Shangtang (上汤乡)

Futian (甫田乡) Qingjiang (清江乡) Shidu (石渡乡) Yangzhou (杨洲乡) Luoxi (罗溪乡)

Climate

Climate data for Wuning, elevation 116 m (381 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)	24.3 (75.7)	27.6 (81.7)	33.3 (91.9)	34.0 (93.2)	37.5 (99.5)	37.9 (100.2)	40.8 (105.4)	41.7 (107.1)	39.7 (103.5)	35.9 (96.6)	30.0 (86.0)	22.6 (72.7)	41.7 (107.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	9.0 (48.2)	11.7 (53.1)	16.1 (61.0)	22.6 (72.7)	27.1 (80.8)	29.8 (85.6)	33.5 (92.3)	33.2 (91.8)	29.3 (84.7)	24.1 (75.4)	17.9 (64.2)	11.8 (53.2)	22.2 (71.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	5.1 (41.2)	7.4 (45.3)	11.3 (52.3)	17.3 (63.1)	22.1 (71.8)	25.3 (77.5)	28.5 (83.3)	28.1 (82.6)	24.4 (75.9)	18.9 (66.0)	12.9 (55.2)	7.3 (45.1)	17.4 (63.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	2.2 (36.0)	4.2 (39.6)	7.9 (46.2)	13.4 (56.1)	18.3 (64.9)	22.0 (71.6)	24.9 (76.8)	24.6 (76.3)	20.8 (69.4)	15.1 (59.2)	9.2 (48.6)	3.9 (39.0)	13.9 (57.0)
Record low °C (°F)	−6.4 (20.5)	−5.1 (22.8)	−1.9 (28.6)	0.8 (33.4)	8.9 (48.0)	13.6 (56.5)	18.5 (65.3)	18.6 (65.5)	11.6 (52.9)	1.6 (34.9)	−1.1 (30.0)	−8.7 (16.3)	−8.7 (16.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	80.3 (3.16)	93.9 (3.70)	155.5 (6.12)	190.0 (7.48)	207.3 (8.16)	248.6 (9.79)	185.8 (7.31)	117.9 (4.64)	78.8 (3.10)	63.0 (2.48)	71.4 (2.81)	47.2 (1.86)	1,539.7 (60.61)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	13.1	12.5	16.3	15.7	15.3	15.3	12.8	11.8	8.4	8.4	10.1	9.7	149.4
Average snowy days	3.8	2.4	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	1.4	8.3
Average relative humidity (%)	78	78	79	78	79	83	79	78	76	74	76	74	78
Mean monthly sunshine hours	78.1	80.9	97.6	122.4	137.5	122.0	191.7	184.9	151.2	142.0	120.2	113.5	1,542
Percentage possible sunshine	24	25	26	32	33	29	45	46	41	40	38	36	35
Source: China Meteorological Administration[1][2]