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Yangyuan County

Coordinates:40°07′N114°10′E/ 40.117°N 114.167°E/40.117; 114.167
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Yangyuan County
Dương nguyên huyện
Aerial view of Sanggan River Valley in Yangyuan
Aerial view of Sanggan River Valley in Yangyuan
Location in Zhangjiakou
Location in Zhangjiakou
Yangyuan is located in Hebei
Yangyuan
Yangyuan
Location of the seat in Hebei
Coordinates:40°07′N114°10′E/ 40.117°N 114.167°E/40.117; 114.167
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHebei
Prefecture-level cityZhangjiakou
Time zoneUTC+8(China Standard)
Yangyuan County
Simplified ChineseDương nguyênHuyện
Traditional ChineseDương nguyênHuyện
Literal meaningSunnyPlainCounty
YangPlain County
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYángyuán Xiàn
Wade–GilesYang-yüan Hsien

Yangyuan Countyis acountyinZhangjiakou Prefecture,Hebei Province,China.

Geography

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Yangyuan is bounded byHuai'an Countyto the north,Xuanhua Countyto the east,Yu Countyto the south, and byDatongmunicipality inShanxi Provinceto the north and west.

Climate

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Climate data for Yangyuan, elevation 938 m (3,077 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) 9.4
(48.9)
17.8
(64.0)
25.8
(78.4)
35.5
(95.9)
35.0
(95.0)
39.4
(102.9)
40.6
(105.1)
36.2
(97.2)
35.4
(95.7)
27.7
(81.9)
21.9
(71.4)
14.9
(58.8)
40.6
(105.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −2.4
(27.7)
2.7
(36.9)
10.1
(50.2)
18.4
(65.1)
24.7
(76.5)
28.7
(83.7)
30.0
(86.0)
28.3
(82.9)
23.5
(74.3)
16.1
(61.0)
6.7
(44.1)
−0.9
(30.4)
15.5
(59.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) −9.6
(14.7)
−4.9
(23.2)
2.6
(36.7)
10.9
(51.6)
17.6
(63.7)
21.9
(71.4)
23.7
(74.7)
22.0
(71.6)
16.4
(61.5)
8.8
(47.8)
−0.2
(31.6)
−7.4
(18.7)
8.5
(47.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −15.3
(4.5)
−11.0
(12.2)
−4.2
(24.4)
3.5
(38.3)
10.2
(50.4)
15.2
(59.4)
18.0
(64.4)
16.3
(61.3)
10.1
(50.2)
2.7
(36.9)
−5.5
(22.1)
−12.5
(9.5)
2.3
(36.1)
Record low °C (°F) −29.9
(−21.8)
−25.9
(−14.6)
−22.4
(−8.3)
−10.9
(12.4)
−3.5
(25.7)
5.7
(42.3)
10.8
(51.4)
8.5
(47.3)
−0.3
(31.5)
−7.3
(18.9)
−20.6
(−5.1)
−29.0
(−20.2)
−29.9
(−21.8)
Averageprecipitationmm (inches) 2.3
(0.09)
3.3
(0.13)
8.4
(0.33)
18.6
(0.73)
38.0
(1.50)
50.2
(1.98)
94.2
(3.71)
75.5
(2.97)
50.6
(1.99)
22.3
(0.88)
8.9
(0.35)
1.8
(0.07)
374.1
(14.73)
Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) 2.3 2.5 4.0 5.1 7.5 10.6 13.0 11.3 8.8 5.9 3.3 1.9 76.2
Average snowy days 3.0 3.8 3.3 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 3.1 2.7 17.5
Averagerelative humidity(%) 48 41 37 36 39 50 62 65 61 54 51 48 49
Mean monthlysunshine hours 199.9 202.6 244.6 260.9 281.5 263.4 257.4 257.6 235.2 230.0 197.6 192.9 2,823.6
Percentpossible sunshine 66 67 66 65 63 59 57 61 64 68 67 67 64
Source:China Meteorological Administration[1][2]

History

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Under theHan,Yangyuan County was part ofDai Commandery.

Administration

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Yangyuan runs 5towns (zhen,Trấn )and 9townships (xiang,Hương ).The county executive, legislature andjudiciaryare inXicheng Town,together with theCPCandPSBbranches.

Towns

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Townships

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References

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  1. ^Trung Quốc khí tượng số liệu võng – WeatherBk Data(in Simplified Chinese).China Meteorological Administration.Retrieved25 August2023.
  2. ^ Trung Quốc khí tượng số liệu võng(in Simplified Chinese).China Meteorological Administration.Retrieved25 August2023.