Sancheong County

Sancheong
산청군
County
Korean transcription(s)
  Hangul
  Hanja
  Revised Romanization Sancheong-gun
  McCune-Reischauer Sanch'ŏng-gun

Emblem of Sancheong

Location in South Korea
Country  South Korea
Region Yeongnam
Administrative divisions 1 eup, 10 myeon
Area
  Total 794.59 km2 (306.79 sq mi)
Population (2001)
  Total 39,863
  Density 50.2/km2 (130/sq mi)
  Dialect Gyeongsang

Sancheong County (Sancheong-gun) is a county in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.

Climate

Climate data for Sancheong (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 6.0
(42.8)
8.4
(47.1)
13.4
(56.1)
20.0
(68)
24.6
(76.3)
27.5
(81.5)
29.5
(85.1)
30.3
(86.5)
26.6
(79.9)
21.9
(71.4)
14.9
(58.8)
8.7
(47.7)
19.3
(66.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 0.1
(32.2)
2.0
(35.6)
6.6
(43.9)
12.7
(54.9)
17.5
(63.5)
21.4
(70.5)
24.6
(76.3)
25.0
(77)
20.2
(68.4)
14.0
(57.2)
7.6
(45.7)
2.1
(35.8)
12.8
(55)
Average low °C (°F) −4.7
(23.5)
−3.4
(25.9)
0.6
(33.1)
5.9
(42.6)
11.0
(51.8)
16.4
(61.5)
20.9
(69.6)
21.2
(70.2)
15.7
(60.3)
8.2
(46.8)
1.9
(35.4)
−3.1
(26.4)
7.6
(45.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 28.4
(1.118)
43.9
(1.728)
68.5
(2.697)
97.5
(3.839)
104.3
(4.106)
193.9
(7.634)
324.8
(12.787)
366.9
(14.445)
222.3
(8.752)
48.3
(1.902)
38.5
(1.516)
19.3
(0.76)
1,556.6
(61.283)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 4.9 5.5 7.3 8.3 8.7 9.5 14.1 13.4 8.7 4.7 5.3 4.0 94.4
Average relative humidity (%) 58.5 58.7 59.0 58.7 64.1 71.3 78.4 78.1 76.1 70.0 65.3 60.9 66.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours 172.9 178.3 207.6 224.2 231.6 189.8 171.3 176.4 169.0 197.2 163.5 161.1 2,244.4
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[1]

Twin towns – Sister cities

Sancheong is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. "평년값자료(1981–2010) 산청(289)". Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 2011-05-07.

External links

Coordinates: 35°24′57″N 127°52′24″E / 35.415775°N 127.873278°E / 35.415775; 127.873278

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