County in Shanxi, People's Republic of China
Qinshui County (Chinese : 沁水县 ; pinyin : Qìnshuǐ Xiàn ) is a county in the southeast of Shanxi province, China. It is under the administration of Jincheng City, and is both its northernmost and westernmost county-level division .
Climate
Climate data for Qinshui, elevation 887 m (2,910 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)
14.5 (58.1)
22.6 (72.7)
28.9 (84.0)
35.4 (95.7)
36.4 (97.5)
38.6 (101.5)
38.0 (100.4)
35.2 (95.4)
36.3 (97.3)
29.1 (84.4)
24.8 (76.6)
17.3 (63.1)
38.6 (101.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
3.0 (37.4)
6.6 (43.9)
12.8 (55.0)
19.8 (67.6)
24.7 (76.5)
28.5 (83.3)
29.2 (84.6)
27.6 (81.7)
23.2 (73.8)
17.6 (63.7)
10.8 (51.4)
4.4 (39.9)
17.4 (63.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)
−3.2 (26.2)
0.0 (32.0)
5.6 (42.1)
12.3 (54.1)
17.5 (63.5)
21.5 (70.7)
23.3 (73.9)
21.9 (71.4)
17.0 (62.6)
11.0 (51.8)
4.4 (39.9)
−1.6 (29.1)
10.8 (51.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
−7.9 (17.8)
−4.8 (23.4)
0.2 (32.4)
6.1 (43.0)
11.1 (52.0)
15.4 (59.7)
18.8 (65.8)
17.8 (64.0)
12.6 (54.7)
6.3 (43.3)
−0.3 (31.5)
−6.0 (21.2)
5.8 (42.4)
Record low °C (°F)
−18.0 (−0.4)
−18.7 (−1.7)
−9.8 (14.4)
−5.4 (22.3)
1.1 (34.0)
7.1 (44.8)
11.1 (52.0)
10.6 (51.1)
2.1 (35.8)
−4.6 (23.7)
−13.8 (7.2)
−16.9 (1.6)
−18.7 (−1.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
7.5 (0.30)
11.3 (0.44)
15.7 (0.62)
38.2 (1.50)
48.9 (1.93)
65.0 (2.56)
131.3 (5.17)
101.7 (4.00)
79.6 (3.13)
42.6 (1.68)
20.5 (0.81)
4.6 (0.18)
566.9 (22.32)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
4.2
4.7
5.2
6.4
8.0
9.9
12.8
11.5
9.9
7.0
5.2
3.0
87.8
Average snowy days
4.8
5.4
3.4
0.5
0
0
0
0
0
0.2
2.2
3.8
20.3
Average relative humidity (%)
50
53
51
52
55
61
74
77
74
67
59
50
60
Mean monthly sunshine hours
181.7
178.4
211.1
236.8
257.4
242.1
215.3
199.7
180.0
187.6
182.7
188.4
2,461.2
Percent possible sunshine
58
57
56
60
59
56
49
48
49
54
60
62
56
Source: China Meteorological Administration [ 1] [ 2]
Transportation
References
35°41′31″N 112°11′08″E / 35.69194°N 112.18556°E / 35.69194; 112.18556