Jianchuan County
Jianchuan County (simplified Chinese: 剑川县; traditional Chinese: 劍川縣; pinyin: Jiànchuān Xiàn) is a county in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture located in the western part of Yunnan Province, China. The county is about 50 km (31 mi) southwest of Lijiang and 120 km (75 mi) north of Dali.
Jianchuan County 剑川县 | |
|---|---|
.png) Location of Jianchuan County (pink) and Dali City (yellow) within Yunnan province | |
  Jianchuan Location of the seat in Yunnan | |
| Coordinates: 26°25′07″N 99°44′25″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture-level city | Dali |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,318 km2 (895 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 170,000 |
| • Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 671300 |
| Area code(s) | 0872 |
| Climate | Cwb |
| Website | Archived link |
The historical town of Shaxi in the southeast of the county lies on the old Tea Horse Road to Bengal. China National Highway 214, from Xining to Jinghong in southern Yunnan, passes through the northeast of the county.
Climate
| Climate data for Jianchuan (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 24.7 (76.5) |
24.0 (75.2) |
27.2 (81.0) |
29.4 (84.9) |
31.4 (88.5) |
32.5 (90.5) |
31.1 (88.0) |
29.6 (85.3) |
29.0 (84.2) |
26.5 (79.7) |
24.1 (75.4) |
22.2 (72.0) |
32.5 (90.5) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 15.5 (59.9) |
16.8 (62.2) |
19.0 (66.2) |
21.3 (70.3) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.7 (76.5) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.1 (73.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
18.0 (64.4) |
15.8 (60.4) |
20.7 (69.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
6.7 (44.1) |
9.6 (49.3) |
12.5 (54.5) |
16.4 (61.5) |
19.2 (66.6) |
18.9 (66.0) |
18.3 (64.9) |
16.7 (62.1) |
13.5 (56.3) |
8.9 (48.0) |
5.5 (41.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −2.9 (26.8) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
1.8 (35.2) |
4.9 (40.8) |
9.6 (49.3) |
14.9 (58.8) |
15.6 (60.1) |
14.8 (58.6) |
13.1 (55.6) |
8.5 (47.3) |
2.4 (36.3) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
6.6 (44.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −8.7 (16.3) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
1.1 (34.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
9.4 (48.9) |
7.7 (45.9) |
3.5 (38.3) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.5 (0.22) |
8.5 (0.33) |
17.7 (0.70) |
17.7 (0.70) |
53.1 (2.09) |
111.0 (4.37) |
184.5 (7.26) |
155.3 (6.11) |
113.4 (4.46) |
60.6 (2.39) |
16.9 (0.67) |
4.9 (0.19) |
749.1 (29.49) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 58 | 56 | 57 | 62 | 65 | 74 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 78 | 71 | 65 | 70 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center | |||||||||||||
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