Jinxian County

Not to be confused with Jin County, which may also be rendered as Jinxian.
Jinxian
进贤县
County
Map
Coordinates: 28°22′37″N 116°14′27″E / 28.3769°N 116.2409°E / 28.3769; 116.2409
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangxi
Prefecture-level cityNanchang
Area
 • Total
1,952 km2 (754 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total
850,500
 • Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
331700

Jinxian County (simplified Chinese: 进贤县; traditional Chinese: 進賢縣; pinyin: Jìnxián Xiàn) is a county of Jiangxi Province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Nanchang, the provincial capital.[1]

Administrative divisions

Jinxian County has 9 towns and 12 townships.[2]

9 towns
12 townships

Climate

Climate data for Jinxian (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 25.5
(77.9) 		29.4
(84.9) 		33.8
(92.8) 		35.7
(96.3) 		36.5
(97.7) 		37.8
(100.0) 		40.5
(104.9) 		40.5
(104.9) 		38.8
(101.8) 		35.7
(96.3) 		32.2
(90.0) 		24.6
(76.3) 		40.5
(104.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.2
(48.6) 		12.2
(54.0) 		16.4
(61.5) 		23.0
(73.4) 		27.6
(81.7) 		30.3
(86.5) 		34.3
(93.7) 		33.7
(92.7) 		29.8
(85.6) 		24.5
(76.1) 		18.4
(65.1) 		11.9
(53.4) 		22.6
(72.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.8
(42.4) 		8.4
(47.1) 		12.3
(54.1) 		18.5
(65.3) 		23.4
(74.1) 		26.3
(79.3) 		29.9
(85.8) 		29.3
(84.7) 		25.4
(77.7) 		20.0
(68.0) 		13.9
(57.0) 		7.9
(46.2) 		18.4
(65.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.3
(37.9) 		5.6
(42.1) 		9.4
(48.9) 		15.2
(59.4) 		20.1
(68.2) 		23.3
(73.9) 		26.4
(79.5) 		26.0
(78.8) 		22.3
(72.1) 		16.7
(62.1) 		10.8
(51.4) 		5.0
(41.0) 		15.3
(59.6)
Record low °C (°F) −4.4
(24.1) 		−5.4
(22.3) 		−1.0
(30.2) 		3.8
(38.8) 		10.2
(50.4) 		14.7
(58.5) 		19.9
(67.8) 		19.8
(67.6) 		14.8
(58.6) 		5.1
(41.2) 		−2.1
(28.2) 		−12.1
(10.2) 		−12.1
(10.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 90.7
(3.57) 		107.6
(4.24) 		205.7
(8.10) 		227.1
(8.94) 		224.7
(8.85) 		341.6
(13.45) 		174.4
(6.87) 		131.6
(5.18) 		67.2
(2.65) 		56.1
(2.21) 		103.6
(4.08) 		68.7
(2.70) 		1,799
(70.84)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 14.1 13.6 18.1 17.2 15.7 16.8 11.0 10.3 7.4 7.6 10.1 10.5 152.4
Average snowy days 2.5 1.4 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 5.2
Average relative humidity (%) 81 81 82 79 79 82 73 75 77 76 78 78 78
Mean monthly sunshine hours 78.4 79.6 89.9 117.7 139.9 134.5 228.7 216.2 175.7 157.2 125.3 114.4 1,657.5
Percent possible sunshine 24 25 24 31 33 32 54 54 48 45 39 36 37
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

References

  1. ^ National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
  2. ^ "南京市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.