County in Guizhou, China
Xiuwen County (simplified Chinese: 修文县; traditional Chinese: 修文縣; pinyin: Xiūwén Xiàn) is a county in central Guizhou province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Guiyang, the provincial capital, and lies to the north of Guiyang's urban area.
Administrative divisions
Xiuwen County comprises 5 subdistricts, 6 towns and 1 ethnic township:[1]
- subdistricts
- Longchang Subdistrict 龙场街道
- Yangmingdong Subdistrict 阳明洞街道
- Jingyang Subdistrict 景阳街道
- Zhazuo Subdistrict 扎佐街道
- Jiuchang Subdistrict 久长街道
- towns
- Liuguang Town 六广镇
- Liutun Town 六屯镇
- Saping Town 洒坪镇
- Liutong Town 六桶镇
- Gubao Town 谷堡镇
- Xiaoqing Town 小箐镇
- ethnic township
- Dashi Bouyei Ethnic Township 大石布依族乡
Climate
Climate data for Xiuwen, elevation 1,297 m (4,255 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
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Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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Record high °C (°F)
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22.5 (72.5)
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29.5 (85.1)
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31.1 (88.0)
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32.0 (89.6)
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32.8 (91.0)
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32.2 (90.0)
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33.5 (92.3)
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33.5 (92.3)
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33.5 (92.3)
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29.6 (85.3)
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25.6 (78.1)
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23.1 (73.6)
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33.5 (92.3)
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Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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6.9 (44.4)
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10.3 (50.5)
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14.7 (58.5)
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20.0 (68.0)
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23.0 (73.4)
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24.9 (76.8)
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27.1 (80.8)
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27.2 (81.0)
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24.1 (75.4)
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18.8 (65.8)
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14.8 (58.6)
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9.2 (48.6)
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18.4 (65.2)
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Daily mean °C (°F)
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3.5 (38.3)
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6.0 (42.8)
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9.9 (49.8)
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14.9 (58.8)
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18.2 (64.8)
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20.8 (69.4)
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22.6 (72.7)
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22.2 (72.0)
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19.2 (66.6)
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14.7 (58.5)
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10.5 (50.9)
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5.4 (41.7)
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14.0 (57.2)
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Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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1.2 (34.2)
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3.2 (37.8)
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6.7 (44.1)
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11.3 (52.3)
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14.8 (58.6)
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17.8 (64.0)
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19.4 (66.9)
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18.7 (65.7)
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15.7 (60.3)
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12.0 (53.6)
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7.5 (45.5)
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2.7 (36.9)
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10.9 (51.7)
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Record low °C (°F)
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−5.9 (21.4)
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−6.8 (19.8)
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−4.9 (23.2)
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0.2 (32.4)
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5.4 (41.7)
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9.8 (49.6)
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9.6 (49.3)
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11.4 (52.5)
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5.7 (42.3)
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0.9 (33.6)
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−4.5 (23.9)
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−7.3 (18.9)
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−7.3 (18.9)
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Average precipitation mm (inches)
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28.7 (1.13)
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24.3 (0.96)
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40.8 (1.61)
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81.0 (3.19)
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161.9 (6.37)
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212.1 (8.35)
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208.2 (8.20)
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123.2 (4.85)
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90.1 (3.55)
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95.4 (3.76)
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38.1 (1.50)
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21.7 (0.85)
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1,125.5 (44.32)
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Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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17.6
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15.2
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17.4
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17.3
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18.0
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18.5
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15.2
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12.6
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12.2
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16.9
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13.0
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14.4
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188.3
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Average snowy days
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6.9
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3.3
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0.6
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0.3
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2.8
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13.9
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Average relative humidity (%)
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86
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83
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82
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80
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80
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83
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81
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80
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81
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84
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83
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83
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82
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Mean monthly sunshine hours
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37.3
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55.5
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81.7
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110.5
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121.0
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103.4
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165.1
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173.9
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128.3
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77.7
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76.5
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51.7
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1,182.6
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Percent possible sunshine
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11
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17
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22
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29
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29
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25
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39
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43
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35
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22
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24
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16
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26
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Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]
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References