Songming County

Songming County
嵩明县
County
Location of Songming County (red) and Kunming City (pink) within Yunnan
Location of Songming County (red) and Kunming City (pink) within Yunnan
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceYunnan
Prefecture-level cityKunming
Established1956
Area
 • Total
1,357 km2 (524 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)
 • Total
410,929
 • Density300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Postal code
651700
Area code0871
Websitewww.smlm.gov.cn

Songming County (Chinese: 嵩明县; pinyin: Sōngmíng Xiàn) is a county under the jurisdiction of Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province, China. It is famous for the Yanglin Fat Liquor and the Dian Opera.

Administrative divisions

Songming County is divided into two subdistricts and three towns.[1]

Subdistricts
Songyang (嵩阳街道), Yangqiao (杨桥街道)
Towns
Xiaojie (小街镇), Yanglin (杨林镇), Niulanjiang (牛栏江镇)

Transport

Economy of Songming County

  • Songming Yanglin Industrial Development Zone[2]

Climate

Climate data for Songming, elevation 1,916 m (6,286 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) 24.0
(75.2) 		26.2
(79.2) 		29.2
(84.6) 		31.2
(88.2) 		33.0
(91.4) 		31.0
(87.8) 		31.1
(88.0) 		29.6
(85.3) 		30.6
(87.1) 		27.2
(81.0) 		25.3
(77.5) 		23.5
(74.3) 		33.0
(91.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 15.7
(60.3) 		17.9
(64.2) 		21.6
(70.9) 		24.4
(75.9) 		25.2
(77.4) 		25.1
(77.2) 		24.7
(76.5) 		24.9
(76.8) 		23.2
(73.8) 		20.7
(69.3) 		18.3
(64.9) 		15.5
(59.9) 		21.4
(70.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 7.8
(46.0) 		9.8
(49.6) 		13.4
(56.1) 		16.6
(61.9) 		18.9
(66.0) 		20.0
(68.0) 		19.9
(67.8) 		19.4
(66.9) 		17.7
(63.9) 		15.1
(59.2) 		11.2
(52.2) 		8.0
(46.4) 		14.8
(58.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1.9
(35.4) 		3.5
(38.3) 		6.6
(43.9) 		9.9
(49.8) 		13.6
(56.5) 		16.2
(61.2) 		16.6
(61.9) 		16.0
(60.8) 		14.2
(57.6) 		11.4
(52.5) 		6.2
(43.2) 		2.9
(37.2) 		9.9
(49.9)
Record low °C (°F) −6.0
(21.2) 		−4.4
(24.1) 		−7.2
(19.0) 		−0.4
(31.3) 		2.8
(37.0) 		8.6
(47.5) 		10.2
(50.4) 		8.1
(46.6) 		4.6
(40.3) 		2.0
(35.6) 		−5.2
(22.6) 		−15.8
(3.6) 		−15.8
(3.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 22.5
(0.89) 		12.4
(0.49) 		19.6
(0.77) 		27.3
(1.07) 		89.6
(3.53) 		191.6
(7.54) 		213.5
(8.41) 		188.7
(7.43) 		124.4
(4.90) 		84.9
(3.34) 		30.2
(1.19) 		12.7
(0.50) 		1,017.4
(40.06)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 5.1 4.9 5.9 7.4 12.2 17.6 20.4 19.4 16.2 13.4 6.1 4.5 133.1
Average snowy days 1.9 1.1 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 0.7 4.3
Average relative humidity (%) 67 60 55 56 65 78 83 82 82 81 75 73 71
Mean monthly sunshine hours 197.2 196.5 231.7 230.9 188.7 113.4 98.8 117.3 96.4 109.6 166.5 172.8 1,919.8
Percent possible sunshine 59 61 62 60 46 28 24 29 26 31 51 53 44
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  2. ^ [1] [permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Experience Template" 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 10 April 2023.

25°09′47″N 103°00′51″E / 25.163132°N 103.0143°E / 25.163132; 103.0143


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