Dechang County (Chinese: 德昌县; Yi: ꄓꍣꑤ; Lisu: ꓔꓷ-ꓛ ꓫꓯ) is a county of southern Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture.

Administrative divisions

Dechang County comprises 2 subdistrict, 8 towns, and 2 ethnic townships.

NameSimplified ChineseHanyu PinyinYiRomanized YiAdministrative division code
Subdistricts
Dezhou Subdistrict德州街道Dézhōu Jiēdàoꄓꍏꏦꈜdep zho jie gga513424001
Changzhou Subdistrict昌州街道Chāngzhōu Jiēdàoꍣꍏꏦꈜcha zho jie gga513424002
Towns
Yonglang Town永郎镇Yǒngláng Zhènꑿꇂꍔyo lap zhep513424101
Leyue Town乐跃镇Lèyuè Zhènꇊꑻꍔlop yuo zhep513424102
Mali Town麻栗镇Málì Zhènꂸꆺꍔmap lip zhep513424103
Cida Town茨达镇Cídá Zhènꋍꄊꍔcyp dap zhep513424106
Badong Town巴洞镇Bādòng Zhènꀠꄐꍔba dop zhep513424109
Heilongtan Town黑龙潭镇Hēilóngtán Zhènꉮꇊꄤꍔhit lop tap zhep513424113
Tielu Town铁炉镇Tiělú Zhènꄠꍣꍔtiep cha zhep513424114
Rehe Town热河镇Rèhé Zhènꏓꉼꍔrep hop zhep513424115
Ethnic townships
Nanshan Lisu Ethnic Township南山傈僳族乡Nánshān Lìsùzú Xiāngꇂꎭꆀꌠꋇꑣlap sha nip su cup xie513424217
Jinsha Lisu Ethnic Township金沙傈僳族乡Jīnshā Lìsùzú Xiāngꏠꎭꆀꌠꋇꑣjit sha nip su cup xie513424218

Climate

Climate data for Dechang, elevation 1,380 m (4,530 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)25.1 (77.2)28.1 (82.6)33.4 (92.1)34.9 (94.8)37.3 (99.1)37.1 (98.8)35.1 (95.2)34.4 (93.9)34.8 (94.6)32.8 (91.0)27.4 (81.3)24.0 (75.2)37.3 (99.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)18.7 (65.7)21.5 (70.7)25.5 (77.9)28.4 (83.1)29.4 (84.9)28.2 (82.8)28.2 (82.8)28.6 (83.5)25.7 (78.3)23.4 (74.1)21.1 (70.0)18.2 (64.8)24.7 (76.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)10.8 (51.4)13.3 (55.9)17.1 (62.8)20.2 (68.4)22.3 (72.1)22.7 (72.9)22.9 (73.2)22.8 (73.0)20.5 (68.9)17.7 (63.9)14.1 (57.4)10.9 (51.6)17.9 (64.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)5.0 (41.0)6.9 (44.4)10.2 (50.4)13.5 (56.3)16.7 (62.1)18.7 (65.7)19.5 (67.1)19.0 (66.2)17.2 (63.0)14.2 (57.6)9.5 (49.1)5.9 (42.6)13.0 (55.5)
Record low °C (°F)−2.8 (27.0)−0.6 (30.9)0.6 (33.1)5.0 (41.0)8.2 (46.8)12.1 (53.8)13.7 (56.7)13.3 (55.9)9.8 (49.6)7.7 (45.9)−0.3 (31.5)−2.2 (28.0)−2.8 (27.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)5.2 (0.20)4.7 (0.19)13.0 (0.51)23.9 (0.94)75.5 (2.97)218.7 (8.61)232.3 (9.15)203.5 (8.01)188.7 (7.43)87.0 (3.43)14.1 (0.56)5.6 (0.22)1,072.2 (42.22)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)2.42.74.67.412.419.620.418.018.212.94.32.2125.1
Average snowy days0.40.4000000000.10.21.1
Average relative humidity (%)54474448577480798177696465
Mean monthly sunshine hours222.2221.4255.1255.8222.3144.1146.9164.2111.2131.9177.9192.32,245.3
Percentage possible sunshine67706866533535413137566052
Source: China Meteorological Administration All-time October high