Kaiyang County

Kaiyang County
开阳县
Kaiyang in Guiyang
Kaiyang in Guiyang
Guiyang in Guizhou
Guiyang in Guizhou
Coordinates (Kaiyang County government): 27°03′28″N 106°57′53″E / 27.0578°N 106.9647°E / 27.0578; 106.9647
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuizhou
Prefecture-level cityGuiyang
Area
 • Total2,026 km2 (782 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total358,130
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Kaiyang County (simplified Chinese: 开阳县; traditional Chinese: 開陽縣; pinyin: Kāiyáng Xiàn) is a county of central Guizhou province, China. It is under the administration of Guiyang City.

Transport

Kaiyang railway station is the terminus of the Guiyang–Kaiyang intercity railway, opened in 2015.

Climate

Climate data for Kaiyang (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 21.8
(71.2)
27.9
(82.2)
29.3
(84.7)
31.6
(88.9)
33.1
(91.6)
32.1
(89.8)
33.7
(92.7)
33.1
(91.6)
32.6
(90.7)
29.1
(84.4)
24.5
(76.1)
20.8
(69.4)
33.7
(92.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 5.0
(41.0)
8.2
(46.8)
12.8
(55.0)
18.3
(64.9)
21.7
(71.1)
23.8
(74.8)
26.4
(79.5)
26.5
(79.7)
23.1
(73.6)
17.4
(63.3)
13.2
(55.8)
7.4
(45.3)
17.0
(62.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 2.3
(36.1)
4.8
(40.6)
8.7
(47.7)
14.0
(57.2)
17.6
(63.7)
20.2
(68.4)
22.4
(72.3)
22.1
(71.8)
19.0
(66.2)
14.1
(57.4)
9.8
(49.6)
4.4
(39.9)
13.3
(55.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 0.6
(33.1)
2.6
(36.7)
6.2
(43.2)
11.1
(52.0)
14.8
(58.6)
17.8
(64.0)
19.7
(67.5)
19.2
(66.6)
16.3
(61.3)
12.0
(53.6)
7.5
(45.5)
2.4
(36.3)
10.9
(51.5)
Record low °C (°F) −7.2
(19.0)
−7.7
(18.1)
−6.2
(20.8)
0.0
(32.0)
5.2
(41.4)
10.6
(51.1)
13.1
(55.6)
13.6
(56.5)
8.8
(47.8)
2.4
(36.3)
−5.3
(22.5)
−8.0
(17.6)
−8.0
(17.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 40.5
(1.59)
34.2
(1.35)
60.7
(2.39)
101.2
(3.98)
164.9
(6.49)
191.6
(7.54)
187.2
(7.37)
123.3
(4.85)
110.9
(4.37)
111.9
(4.41)
53.3
(2.10)
33.6
(1.32)
1,213.3
(47.76)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 18.2 16.4 19.1 18.1 18.9 18.3 14.2 13.4 12.9 17.7 14.8 15.9 197.9
Average snowy days 6.3 3.5 0.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 2.9 13.8
Average relative humidity (%) 89 87 86 83 82 85 81 80 81 86 84 86 84
Mean monthly sunshine hours 30.9 43.3 63.6 90.1 101.5 86.7 153.4 161.1 117.0 67.1 64.4 46.8 1,025.9
Percent possible sunshine 9 14 17 23 24 21 36 40 32 19 20 14 22
Source: China Meteorological Administration[1][2]

References

  1. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.