Weining Yi, Hui, and Miao Autonomous County

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Weining County
威宁县 · وِنٍْ شِیًا
威宁彝族回族苗族自治县
وِنٍْ یِذُو خُوِذُو مِیَوْذُو ذِجِشِیًا
Weining Yi Hui and Miao Autonomous County
石门乡 - panoramio (3).jpg
Weining is located in Guizhou
Weining
Weining
Location of the seat in Guizhou
Coordinates (Weining County government): 26°52′26″N 104°15′10″E / 26.8739°N 104.2528°E / 26.8739; 104.2528Coordinates: 26°52′26″N 104°15′10″E / 26.8739°N 104.2528°E / 26.8739; 104.2528
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuizhou
Prefecture-level cityBijie
Area
 • Total9,296 km2 (3,589 sq mi)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total1,080,000
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
553100
Websitegzweining.gov.cn

Weining Yi Hui and Miao Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 威宁彝族回族苗族自治县; traditional Chinese: 威寧彝族回族苗族自治縣; pinyin: Wēiníng Yízú Huízú Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn; Xiao'erjing: وِنٍْ یِذُو خُوِذُو مِیَوْذُو ذِجِشِیًا‎) is a county of Guizhou, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Bijie.

Map including Weining (labelled as WEI-NING 威寧) (AMS, 1954)

Notable attractions include Majie Ethnic Yi Village (马街彝族村寨) and the relics of church (石门坎教堂). In the early 20th century, the village of Shimenkan was known as the Overseas Heaven and a sacred civilized area due to the contributions by Sam Pollard, a British priest.

Climate[]

Weining has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb). The monthly 24-hour mean temperature ranges from 2.4 °C (36.3 °F) in January to 17.7 °C (63.9 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 10.79 °C (51.4 °F). Over two-thirds of the annual rainfall occurs from June to September.

Climate data for Weining (1981−2010 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 22.8
(73.0)
23.6
(74.5)
28.2
(82.8)
28.7
(83.7)
30.7
(87.3)
31.5
(88.7)
28.5
(83.3)
28.6
(83.5)
30.0
(86.0)
25.1
(77.2)
23.2
(73.8)
21.6
(70.9)
31.5
(88.7)
Average high °C (°F) 8.8
(47.8)
11.1
(52.0)
15.3
(59.5)
18.8
(65.8)
20.3
(68.5)
21.0
(69.8)
22.2
(72.0)
22.1
(71.8)
19.4
(66.9)
15.5
(59.9)
12.9
(55.2)
9.6
(49.3)
16.4
(61.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 2.4
(36.3)
4.5
(40.1)
7.9
(46.2)
11.8
(53.2)
14.4
(57.9)
16.3
(61.3)
17.7
(63.9)
17.4
(63.3)
14.8
(58.6)
11.1
(52.0)
7.5
(45.5)
3.7
(38.7)
10.8
(51.4)
Average low °C (°F) −1.4
(29.5)
0.4
(32.7)
3.4
(38.1)
7.3
(45.1)
10.5
(50.9)
13.3
(55.9)
14.8
(58.6)
14.4
(57.9)
11.9
(53.4)
8.4
(47.1)
4.3
(39.7)
0.1
(32.2)
7.3
(45.1)
Record low °C (°F) −11.4
(11.5)
−10.2
(13.6)
−10
(14)
−5.4
(22.3)
0.1
(32.2)
6.5
(43.7)
6.9
(44.4)
8.0
(46.4)
3.1
(37.6)
−2.9
(26.8)
−6.3
(20.7)
−11.3
(11.7)
−11.4
(11.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 11.5
(0.45)
10.4
(0.41)
19.1
(0.75)
39.2
(1.54)
87.3
(3.44)
173.7
(6.84)
174.1
(6.85)
144.3
(5.68)
108.0
(4.25)
63.4
(2.50)
21.4
(0.84)
7.1
(0.28)
859.5
(33.83)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 13.4 13.1 11.6 14.0 18.0 20.7 19.0 18.4 17.5 17.7 12.5 11.5 187.4
Average relative humidity (%) 79 74 71 71 76 82 82 81 82 86 82 80 79
Source 1: China Meteorological Data Service Center
Source 2: Weather China (precipitation days 1971–2000)

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