Gulin County
古蔺县 | |
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Coordinates: 28°02′20″N 105°48′47″E / 28.039°N 105.813°E | |
Country | China |
Province | Sichuan |
Prefecture-level city | Luzhou |
Area | |
• Total | 3,184 km2 (1,229 sq mi) |
Population (2018)
[1] | |
• Total | 692,000 |
• Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 ( China Standard) |
Gulin County ( simplified Chinese: 古蔺县; traditional Chinese: 古藺縣; pinyin: Gǔlìn Xiàn)is a county in the south of Sichuan Province, China, bordering Guizhou province to the north, south, and east. It is under the administration of Luzhou city. The county covers 3,184 km2 (1,229 sq mi) with a population of 833,000 in 2008. [1]
Gulin County comprises 3 subdistricts, 17 towns and 3 ethnic townships: [2]
Climate data for Gulin, elevation 538 m (1,765 ft), (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.1 (50.2) |
13.3 (55.9) |
18.5 (65.3) |
24.2 (75.6) |
27.6 (81.7) |
29.4 (84.9) |
33.1 (91.6) |
33.3 (91.9) |
28.6 (83.5) |
21.9 (71.4) |
17.6 (63.7) |
11.7 (53.1) |
22.4 (72.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.3 (45.1) |
9.6 (49.3) |
13.8 (56.8) |
18.6 (65.5) |
22.0 (71.6) |
24.3 (75.7) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.8 (80.2) |
23.1 (73.6) |
18.0 (64.4) |
13.8 (56.8) |
8.8 (47.8) |
17.8 (63.9) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.4 (41.7) |
7.2 (45.0) |
10.7 (51.3) |
14.9 (58.8) |
18.0 (64.4) |
20.8 (69.4) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.5 (72.5) |
19.6 (67.3) |
15.7 (60.3) |
11.3 (52.3) |
6.8 (44.2) |
14.6 (58.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13.8 (0.54) |
13.5 (0.53) |
25.9 (1.02) |
54.5 (2.15) |
83.1 (3.27) |
147.5 (5.81) |
129.9 (5.11) |
113.6 (4.47) |
81.4 (3.20) |
55.5 (2.19) |
22.3 (0.88) |
11.7 (0.46) |
752.7 (29.63) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.4 | 10.3 | 11.4 | 12.8 | 15.0 | 16.4 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 15.7 | 9.9 | 10.3 | 151.9 |
Average snowy days | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 80 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 77 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 77 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 30.3 | 47.1 | 80.7 | 110.0 | 120.7 | 103.9 | 186.0 | 188.9 | 122.1 | 60.0 | 61.1 | 36.6 | 1,147.4 |
Percent possible sunshine | 9 | 15 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 44 | 47 | 33 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 25 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration [3] [4] |