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Zhangbei County
张北县 Changpeh, Chang-pei | |
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Coordinates: 41°10′N 114°45′E / 41.167°N 114.750°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Hebei |
Prefecture-level city | Zhangjiakou |
County seat | Zhangbei Town |
Area | |
• Total | 4,185 km2 (1,616 sq mi) |
Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 325,795 |
• Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Zhangbei County (simplified Chinese: 张北县; traditional Chinese: 張北縣; pinyin: Zhāngběi Xiàn), in northwestern Hebei province, China, is a county formerly in the Chahar province. Its name, which literally means "North of Zhang[jiakou]", derives from the fact that it is 40 km (25 mi) north-northeast of Zhangjiakou. Zhangbei Town is the seat of the county government.
There are 4 towns and 14 townships under the county's administration.[1]
Towns:
Townships:
Climate data for Zhangbei, elevation 1,393 m (4,570 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 7.4 (45.3) |
12.5 (54.5) |
20.9 (69.6) |
28.2 (82.8) |
32.6 (90.7) |
33.9 (93.0) |
36.7 (98.1) |
33.2 (91.8) |
30.9 (87.6) |
23.8 (74.8) |
17.0 (62.6) |
12.0 (53.6) |
36.7 (98.1) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −7.4 (18.7) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
4.4 (39.9) |
12.8 (55.0) |
19.4 (66.9) |
23.5 (74.3) |
25.2 (77.4) |
23.9 (75.0) |
18.9 (66.0) |
11.3 (52.3) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
10.5 (50.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −14.3 (6.3) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
5.9 (42.6) |
12.9 (55.2) |
17.4 (63.3) |
19.6 (67.3) |
18.0 (64.4) |
12.4 (54.3) |
4.7 (40.5) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−11.8 (10.8) |
4.0 (39.2) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −19.6 (−3.3) |
−15.7 (3.7) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
6.0 (42.8) |
11.2 (52.2) |
14.2 (57.6) |
12.6 (54.7) |
6.6 (43.9) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−16.9 (1.6) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
Record low °C (°F) | −33.3 (−27.9) |
−34.3 (−29.7) |
−25.3 (−13.5) |
−15.5 (4.1) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
4.9 (40.8) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−16.5 (2.3) |
−29.5 (−21.1) |
−30.4 (−22.7) |
−34.3 (−29.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.8 (0.07) |
3.1 (0.12) |
6.9 (0.27) |
17.5 (0.69) |
36.2 (1.43) |
66.5 (2.62) |
102.3 (4.03) |
76.0 (2.99) |
54.2 (2.13) |
21.3 (0.84) |
8.1 (0.32) |
2.3 (0.09) |
396.2 (15.6) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 7.6 | 12.1 | 13.6 | 11.7 | 9.9 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 85.7 |
Average snowy days | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 38.2 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 60 | 54 | 46 | 42 | 44 | 57 | 70 | 71 | 65 | 58 | 58 | 60 | 57 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 205.9 | 205.8 | 244.9 | 254.4 | 280.6 | 255.2 | 249.7 | 249.6 | 233.9 | 230.4 | 198.6 | 190.0 | 2,799 |
Percent possible sunshine | 69 | 68 | 66 | 63 | 62 | 57 | 55 | 59 | 63 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 64 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] |