Weixi Lisu Autonomous County
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Weixi Lisu Autonomous County is an autonomous county of Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in northwest Yunnan province, China. The titular ethnic group is the Lisu people.
Geography
Weixi Lisu Autonomous County borders Shangri-La City across the river to the east, Yulong County to the southeast, Lanping County to the south, Gongshan County and Fugong County to the west and Deqin County to the north. It is located in the northwest of Yunnan and is the only Lisu Autonomous County in China.
Administrative divisions
Weixi Lisu Autonomous County has 3 towns and 7 townships.
Towns
- Baohe (保和镇)
- Tacheng (塔城镇)
Townships
- Yongchun (永春乡)
- Pantiange (攀天阁乡)
- Baijixun (白济汛乡)
- Kangpu (康普乡)
- Zhonglu (中路乡)
- Weideng (维登乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Weixi, elevation 2,326 m (7,631 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) | 23.0 (73.4) | 23.2 (73.8) | 26.2 (79.2) | 28.0 (82.4) | 31.1 (88.0) | 31.9 (89.4) | 30.9 (87.6) | 31.1 (88.0) | 30.5 (86.9) | 27.2 (81.0) | 23.1 (73.6) | 21.3 (70.3) | 31.9 (89.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 12.7 (54.9) | 13.7 (56.7) | 15.6 (60.1) | 18.5 (65.3) | 22.1 (71.8) | 25.0 (77.0) | 24.9 (76.8) | 24.7 (76.5) | 23.2 (73.8) | 20.3 (68.5) | 17.1 (62.8) | 14.4 (57.9) | 19.3 (66.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.2 (39.6) | 5.8 (42.4) | 8.2 (46.8) | 11.4 (52.5) | 15.3 (59.5) | 18.7 (65.7) | 18.9 (66.0) | 18.4 (65.1) | 16.9 (62.4) | 12.8 (55.0) | 8.1 (46.6) | 5.0 (41.0) | 12.0 (53.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.6 (29.1) | 0.3 (32.5) | 3.0 (37.4) | 6.4 (43.5) | 10.3 (50.5) | 14.3 (57.7) | 15.3 (59.5) | 14.8 (58.6) | 13.4 (56.1) | 8.3 (46.9) | 2.2 (36.0) | −1.3 (29.7) | 7.1 (44.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −8.0 (17.6) | −6.8 (19.8) | −2.8 (27.0) | −0.1 (31.8) | 4.3 (39.7) | 8.4 (47.1) | 9.5 (49.1) | 9.3 (48.7) | 2.7 (36.9) | −0.3 (31.5) | −3.3 (26.1) | −8.9 (16.0) | −8.9 (16.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 30.5 (1.20) | 59.2 (2.33) | 105.1 (4.14) | 76.3 (3.00) | 66.6 (2.62) | 73.9 (2.91) | 180.5 (7.11) | 168.4 (6.63) | 97.6 (3.84) | 52.9 (2.08) | 17.4 (0.69) | 8.2 (0.32) | 936.6 (36.87) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.8 | 7.6 | 13.6 | 15.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 22.0 | 21.9 | 17.4 | 11.0 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 148.6 |
| Average snowy days | 4.0 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 10.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 57 | 62 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 79 | 80 | 79 | 75 | 65 | 55 | 69 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 212.0 | 181.4 | 173.3 | 160.3 | 159.5 | 138.7 | 122.6 | 125.2 | 115.9 | 167.0 | 212.5 | 229.7 | 1,998.1 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 64 | 57 | 46 | 42 | 38 | 34 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 47 | 66 | 71 | 46 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration |