Wanyuan
Wanyuan (simplified Chinese: 万源; traditional Chinese: 萬源; pinyin: Wànyuán; lit.: 'ten thousand springs') is a county-level city in the northeast of Sichuan province, People's Republic of China, located near the trisection of Sichuan, Chongqing, and Shaanxi. Tamping Township is its municipality seat. Wanyuan has more than 100.000 inhabitants.
Wanyuan 万源市 | |
|---|---|
  Wanyuan Location in Sichuan | |
| Coordinates: 31°59′N 107°58′E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture-level city | Dazhou |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,065 km2 (1,570 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Geography and climate
Wanyuan has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), with cool, damp winters and hot, humid summers; winter temperatures are significantly cooler than in the Sichuan Basin. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 4.1 °C (39.4 °F) in January to 24.9 °C (76.8 °F) in July and August, the latter figure being comparable to Chengdu, while the annual mean is 14.81 °C (58.7 °F). About two-thirds of the 1,271 mm (50.0 in) of annual precipitation occurs from June to September. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 20% in January and February to 49% in August, the city receives 1,372 hours of bright sunshine annually, with spring sunnier than autumn.
| Climate data for Wanyuan (1981−2010 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.9 (67.8) |
25.0 (77.0) |
30.8 (87.4) |
34.8 (94.6) |
37.5 (99.5) |
38.6 (101.5) |
39.2 (102.6) |
39.2 (102.6) |
36.8 (98.2) |
31.2 (88.2) |
25.6 (78.1) |
18.6 (65.5) |
39.2 (102.6) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 8.6 (47.5) |
10.8 (51.4) |
15.4 (59.7) |
21.3 (70.3) |
25.4 (77.7) |
28.2 (82.8) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30.5 (86.9) |
25.6 (78.1) |
20.3 (68.5) |
15.4 (59.7) |
10.0 (50.0) |
20.2 (68.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) |
6.1 (43.0) |
9.9 (49.8) |
15.2 (59.4) |
19.4 (66.9) |
22.7 (72.9) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.5 (76.1) |
20.2 (68.4) |
15.1 (59.2) |
10.2 (50.4) |
5.4 (41.7) |
14.8 (58.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 0.8 (33.4) |
2.6 (36.7) |
5.8 (42.4) |
10.5 (50.9) |
14.7 (58.5) |
18.4 (65.1) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.3 (68.5) |
16.6 (61.9) |
11.8 (53.2) |
6.6 (43.9) |
2.1 (35.8) |
10.9 (51.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −7.1 (19.2) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
0.0 (32.0) |
5.9 (42.6) |
10.6 (51.1) |
12.6 (54.7) |
13.4 (56.1) |
9.1 (48.4) |
−2 (28) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.4 (0.17) |
11.4 (0.45) |
31.3 (1.23) |
70.8 (2.79) |
140.5 (5.53) |
170.3 (6.70) |
304.1 (11.97) |
197.1 (7.76) |
192.5 (7.58) |
105.4 (4.15) |
34.7 (1.37) |
8.6 (0.34) |
1,271.1 (50.04) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.8 | 5.7 | 10.3 | 12.6 | 13.9 | 13.6 | 15.9 | 12.9 | 14.0 | 13.2 | 9.2 | 6.1 | 132.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 68 | 66 | 66 | 68 | 70 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 79 | 78 | 74 | 71 | 73 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 63.8 | 62.9 | 84.6 | 125.8 | 149.9 | 149.1 | 178.5 | 200.9 | 117.0 | 93.6 | 80.8 | 65.5 | 1,372.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 20 | 20 | 23 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 41 | 49 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 31 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration (precipitation days and sunshine 1971–2000)[1][2] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
References
- 中国气象数据网 - WeatherBk Data (in Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
- 中国地面国际交换站气候标准值月值数据集（1971－2000年）. China Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2010-05-25.