Zhongyang County

Zhongyang County (simplified Chinese: 中阳县; traditional Chinese: 中陽縣; pinyin: Zhōngyáng Xiàn) is a county in the west of Shanxi province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Lüliang.

Zhongyang County 中阳县 Chungyang
County
Zhongyang in Lüliang
Lüliang in Shanxi
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shanxi
Prefecture-level city	Lüliang
Population  (2020[1])	138,498
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Climate

Climate data for Zhongyang, elevation 1,213 m (3,980 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)	13.1 (55.6)	21.6 (70.9)	25.8 (78.4)	33.2 (91.8)	34.3 (93.7)	37.3 (99.1)	37.9 (100.2)	34.8 (94.6)	35.2 (95.4)	27.8 (82.0)	22.3 (72.1)	15.9 (60.6)	37.9 (100.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−0.8 (30.6)	3.7 (38.7)	10.4 (50.7)	17.9 (64.2)	23.3 (73.9)	27.3 (81.1)	28.3 (82.9)	26.2 (79.2)	21.5 (70.7)	15.3 (59.5)	7.7 (45.9)	0.5 (32.9)	15.1 (59.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−6.9 (19.6)	−2.7 (27.1)	3.7 (38.7)	10.7 (51.3)	16.2 (61.2)	20.4 (68.7)	22.2 (72.0)	20.3 (68.5)	15.2 (59.4)	8.7 (47.7)	1.6 (34.9)	−5.2 (22.6)	8.7 (47.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−11.5 (11.3)	−7.6 (18.3)	−1.7 (28.9)	4.2 (39.6)	9.2 (48.6)	13.8 (56.8)	16.8 (62.2)	15.5 (59.9)	10.3 (50.5)	3.9 (39.0)	−2.8 (27.0)	−9.4 (15.1)	3.4 (38.1)
Record low °C (°F)	−24.9 (−12.8)	−21.9 (−7.4)	−17.8 (0.0)	−8.1 (17.4)	−1.3 (29.7)	4.8 (40.6)	8.8 (47.8)	7.6 (45.7)	−0.9 (30.4)	−8.5 (16.7)	−20.5 (−4.9)	−26.3 (−15.3)	−26.3 (−15.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	3.1 (0.12)	6.1 (0.24)	11.3 (0.44)	29.2 (1.15)	40.0 (1.57)	60.7 (2.39)	117.0 (4.61)	115.4 (4.54)	75.6 (2.98)	39.7 (1.56)	15.7 (0.62)	3.1 (0.12)	516.9 (20.34)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	3.0	4.0	4.8	6.1	7.3	9.9	12.7	12.7	10.1	7.8	4.4	2.9	85.7
Average snowy days	4.1	5.0	3.4	0.9	0.1	0	0	0	0	0.3	3.1	3.6	20.5
Average relative humidity (%)	56	52	46	45	48	57	68	72	71	64	59	56	58
Mean monthly sunshine hours	195.6	185.0	224.0	246.1	272.6	254.2	234.0	220.2	201.0	205.8	192.8	195.1	2,626.4
Percentage possible sunshine	63	60	60	62	62	58	53	53	55	60	64	66	60
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]