Pingding County (Chinese:平定县;pinyin:Píngdìng Xiàn) is a county in the east of Shanxi Province, People's Republic of China, bordering Hebei to the east. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Yangquan, occupying its southeast corner.

Climate

Climate data for Pingding, elevation 753m (2,470ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)15.7 (60.3)24.9 (76.8)29.9 (85.8)37.2 (99.0)39.3 (102.7)41.7 (107.1)41.2 (106.2)36.8 (98.2)37.4 (99.3)30.9 (87.6)26.6 (79.9)18.7 (65.7)41.7 (107.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)2.9 (37.2)6.5 (43.7)13.1 (55.6)20.6 (69.1)26.0 (78.8)29.6 (85.3)30.0 (86.0)28.2 (82.8)24.2 (75.6)18.6 (65.5)10.9 (51.6)4.3 (39.7)17.9 (64.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)−3.8 (25.2)−0.6 (30.9)5.8 (42.4)13.1 (55.6)19.0 (66.2)22.7 (72.9)24.0 (75.2)22.4 (72.3)17.7 (63.9)11.6 (52.9)4.2 (39.6)−1.9 (28.6)11.2 (52.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−8.6 (16.5)−5.7 (21.7)0.1 (32.2)6.8 (44.2)12.5 (54.5)16.7 (62.1)19.3 (66.7)17.9 (64.2)12.7 (54.9)6.4 (43.5)−0.7 (30.7)−6.4 (20.5)5.9 (42.6)
Record low °C (°F)−17.7 (0.1)−16.6 (2.1)−12.6 (9.3)−3.8 (25.2)2.8 (37.0)8.5 (47.3)12.4 (54.3)10.1 (50.2)2.7 (36.9)−5.4 (22.3)−15.8 (3.6)−17.2 (1.0)−17.7 (0.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)3.2 (0.13)4.9 (0.19)9.3 (0.37)28.4 (1.12)37.3 (1.47)60.0 (2.36)142.7 (5.62)120.8 (4.76)63.0 (2.48)30.3 (1.19)14.8 (0.58)3.1 (0.12)517.8 (20.39)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)2.42.93.26.07.211.013.712.69.26.23.81.980.1
Average snowy days3.94.42.80.9000000.22.63.418.2
Average relative humidity (%)47474343465671756960524655
Mean monthly sunshine hours184.3183.8225.5245.4274.9244.1218.2218.3205.9205.7190.7185.32,582.1
Percentage possible sunshine60606062625549525660636359
Source: China Meteorological Administration

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