Liangping County
| Liangping County 梁平县 | |
|---|---|
| County | |
 Liangping County in Chongqing | |
  Liangping Location of the seat in Liangping | |
| Coordinates: 30°40′27″N 107°48′08″E / 30.67417°N 107.80222°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Municipality | Chongqing |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,890 km2 (730 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 880,000 |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Liangping County (simplified Chinese: 梁平县; traditional Chinese: 梁平縣; pinyin: Liángpíng Xiàn), formerly Liangshan County (梁山县), is a county in the north of Chongqing Municipality, People's Republic of China.
Climate
Liangping County has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), with four distinct seasons and ample rainfall: winters are short, mild, and comparatively dry, while summers are long, hot, and humid. Monthly daily average temperatures range from 5.7 °C (42.3 °F) in January to around 27 °C (80.6 °F) in July and August, with August being slightly warmer. The diurnal temperature variation is 7.15 °C (12.9 °F) and is especially small during winter. Around 71% of the annual precipitation falls from May to September.
| Climate data for Liangping County (1971−2000) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.8 (65.8) |
22.7 (72.9) |
30.7 (87.3) |
34.3 (93.7) |
36.6 (97.9) |
37.0 (98.6) |
37.8 (100) |
39.3 (102.7) |
38.7 (101.7) |
32.9 (91.2) |
27.7 (81.9) |
18.2 (64.8) |
39.3 (102.7) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 8.6 (47.5) |
10.8 (51.4) |
15.3 (59.5) |
21.3 (70.3) |
25.6 (78.1) |
28.1 (82.6) |
31.4 (88.5) |
32.1 (89.8) |
26.6 (79.9) |
21.0 (69.8) |
15.7 (60.3) |
10.2 (50.4) |
20.6 (69.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.7 (42.3) |
7.5 (45.5) |
11.5 (52.7) |
16.7 (62.1) |
20.9 (69.6) |
23.8 (74.8) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.8 (80.2) |
22.3 (72.1) |
17.2 (63) |
12.2 (54) |
7.4 (45.3) |
16.6 (61.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 3.3 (37.9) |
4.8 (40.6) |
8.3 (46.9) |
13.1 (55.6) |
17.3 (63.1) |
20.4 (68.7) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.6 (72.7) |
19.1 (66.4) |
14.4 (57.9) |
9.6 (49.3) |
5.0 (41) |
13.4 (56.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.6 (20.1) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
2.3 (36.1) |
10.0 (50) |
13.8 (56.8) |
16.4 (61.5) |
16.8 (62.2) |
12.6 (54.7) |
3.5 (38.3) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 17.8 (0.701) |
17.8 (0.701) |
49.4 (1.945) |
109.4 (4.307) |
163.3 (6.429) |
205.2 (8.079) |
211.8 (8.339) |
153.1 (6.028) |
179.1 (7.051) |
109.1 (4.295) |
52.1 (2.051) |
23.6 (0.929) |
1,291.7 (50.855) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 9.6 | 9.2 | 12.3 | 14.7 | 15.7 | 15.5 | 13.1 | 11.5 | 14.1 | 14.3 | 11.6 | 10.2 | 151.8 |
| Source: Weather China | |||||||||||||
