Xing County

Xing County or Xingxian (simplified Chinese: 兴县; traditional Chinese: 興縣; pinyin: Xīng Xiàn) is a county in the west of Shanxi province, China, bordering Shaanxi province to the west across the Yellow River. It is the northernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Lüliang. Xing County was formerly known as Linwei (臨蔚縣) since the Northern and Southern dynasties. Xing County was formally established in the second year of the Hongwu era (1368–1398) of the Ming dynasty.

Xing County 兴县
County
Xing County in Lüliang
Lüliang in Shanxi
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shanxi
Prefecture-level city	Lüliang
Area
• Total	3,164 km2 (1,222 sq mi)
Population  (2020[1])	183,484
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Climate

Climate data for Xingxian, elevation 1,013 m (3,323 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)	11.7 (53.1)	20.1 (68.2)	28.7 (83.7)	35.7 (96.3)	35.4 (95.7)	39.9 (103.8)	39.2 (102.6)	36.1 (97.0)	35.5 (95.9)	28.5 (83.3)	23.2 (73.8)	16.6 (61.9)	39.9 (103.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−0.9 (30.4)	4.5 (40.1)	11.8 (53.2)	19.6 (67.3)	25.3 (77.5)	29.4 (84.9)	30.6 (87.1)	28.2 (82.8)	23.4 (74.1)	16.7 (62.1)	8.4 (47.1)	0.9 (33.6)	16.5 (61.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−7.7 (18.1)	−2.6 (27.3)	4.4 (39.9)	12.1 (53.8)	18.0 (64.4)	22.5 (72.5)	24.1 (75.4)	22.0 (71.6)	16.7 (62.1)	9.8 (49.6)	1.8 (35.2)	−5.6 (21.9)	9.6 (49.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−12.5 (9.5)	−7.8 (18.0)	−1.3 (29.7)	5.4 (41.7)	11.1 (52.0)	16.0 (60.8)	18.7 (65.7)	17.1 (62.8)	11.9 (53.4)	5.0 (41.0)	−2.5 (27.5)	−9.9 (14.2)	4.3 (39.7)
Record low °C (°F)	−25.5 (−13.9)	−22.6 (−8.7)	−16.6 (2.1)	−6.6 (20.1)	−2.2 (28.0)	3.7 (38.7)	10.6 (51.1)	7.7 (45.9)	−1.5 (29.3)	−9.1 (15.6)	−18.8 (−1.8)	−26.7 (−16.1)	−26.7 (−16.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	4.3 (0.17)	5.0 (0.20)	9.7 (0.38)	25.4 (1.00)	40.8 (1.61)	58.6 (2.31)	109.4 (4.31)	122.3 (4.81)	68.8 (2.71)	31.2 (1.23)	15.2 (0.60)	4.4 (0.17)	495.1 (19.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	2.7	3.1	3.9	4.9	7.1	10.0	12.3	11.7	9.3	6.7	4.4	2.8	78.9
Average snowy days	3.0	3.3	2.3	0.4	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	2.1	3.0	14.3
Average relative humidity (%)	56	50	43	39	41	49	61	66	64	60	57	55	53
Mean monthly sunshine hours	172.1	176.0	214.0	233.5	257.5	235.9	226.0	214.3	201.5	204.3	179.5	172.6	2,487.2
Percentage possible sunshine	56	57	57	59	58	53	50	51	55	60	60	59	56
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]