Qing County or Qingxian (simplified Chinese: 青县; traditional Chinese: 青縣; pinyin: Qīng Xiàn), is a county in the east of Hebei province, China, bordering Tianjin to the north. It is under the administration of Cangzhou prefecture-level city, with a population of 420,878 in 2020 residing in an area of 968 km2 (374 sq mi). G2 Beijing–Shanghai Expressway, which is concurrent with G3 Beijing–Taipei Expressway in the province, as well as China National Highway 104, pass through the county.

Administrative divisions

The county administers 6 towns and 4 townships.

Towns:

  • Qingzhou (清州镇), Jinniu (金牛镇), Xinxing (新兴镇), Liuhe (流河镇), Mumendian (木门店镇), Machang (马厂镇)

Townships:

Climate

Climate data for Qingxian, elevation 8 m (26 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)15.1 (59.2)21.8 (71.2)31.2 (88.2)33.6 (92.5)38.1 (100.6)40.8 (105.4)41.1 (106.0)38.1 (100.6)35.6 (96.1)31.3 (88.3)23.5 (74.3)16.6 (61.9)41.1 (106.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)2.7 (36.9)6.7 (44.1)13.9 (57.0)21.6 (70.9)27.6 (81.7)31.7 (89.1)32.3 (90.1)30.8 (87.4)27.2 (81.0)20.4 (68.7)11.2 (52.2)4.2 (39.6)19.2 (66.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)−3.2 (26.2)0.4 (32.7)7.2 (45.0)14.9 (58.8)21.1 (70.0)25.5 (77.9)27.3 (81.1)25.9 (78.6)21.3 (70.3)14.2 (57.6)5.5 (41.9)−1.3 (29.7)13.2 (55.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−7.8 (18.0)−4.5 (23.9)1.7 (35.1)8.9 (48.0)15.0 (59.0)20.0 (68.0)22.9 (73.2)21.8 (71.2)16.3 (61.3)9.0 (48.2)0.9 (33.6)−5.5 (22.1)8.2 (46.8)
Record low °C (°F)−20.2 (−4.4)−15.3 (4.5)−9.3 (15.3)−2.4 (27.7)6.1 (43.0)9.6 (49.3)16.0 (60.8)13.9 (57.0)7.0 (44.6)−2.8 (27.0)−10.8 (12.6)−19.6 (−3.3)−20.2 (−4.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)2.5 (0.10)6.6 (0.26)8.8 (0.35)20.6 (0.81)36.6 (1.44)64.6 (2.54)163.6 (6.44)118.3 (4.66)44.5 (1.75)33.7 (1.33)14.8 (0.58)2.6 (0.10)517.2 (20.36)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)1.62.32.95.06.08.411.510.46.15.23.72.065.1
Average snowy days2.31.90.70.20000001.11.77.9
Average relative humidity (%)57534951546274787165646062
Mean monthly sunshine hours176.9183.3233.8248.3270.1233.0205.9209.7212.2203.7165.8164.62,507.3
Percentage possible sunshine58606362615346505860555657
Source: China Meteorological Administration

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