Wuzhai County

{{Infobox settlement |name = Wuzhai County |native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|zh-hans|五寨县}}}} |postal_code_type = Postal code |postal_code = 036200 |settlement_type = County |image_skyline = |image_map = ChinaXinzhouWuzhai.png |map_caption = Wuzhai in Xinzhou |image_map1 = Location of Xinzhou Prefecture within Shanxi (China).png |map_caption1 = Xinzhou in Shanxi |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = People's Republic of China |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = Shanxi |subdivision_type2 = Prefecture-level city |subdivision_name2 = Xinzhou |area_total_km2 = |population_total = |population_as_of = |population_density_km2 = auto |coordinates = {{coord|38.9108|N|111.8470|E|type:adm3rd_region:CN-14_source:Gaode|format=dms|display=it}} |elevation_m = |timezone = China Standard |utc_offset = +8 |website = }} '''Wuzhai''' ({{zh|c=五寨 |p=Wǔzhài |l=five villages}}) is a county of northwestern Shanxi province, China. It is under the administration of Xinzhou City.

==Climate== Wuzhai has a monsoon-influenced, humid continental climate (Köppen ''Dwb''), with cold and very dry winters, and warm, humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from {{convert|−12.2|°C|1}} in January to {{convert|20.2|°C|1}} in July, and the annual mean is {{convert|5.4|°C|1}}. June thru September accounts for nearly three-fourths of the {{convert|454|mm}} of annual precipitation. Due to the high elevation and dry climate, the diurnal temperature variation averages {{convert|15|C-change}} annually.

{{Weather box|width=auto |metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Wuzhai, elevation {{convert|1401|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2010) |Jan high C = -2.4 |Feb high C = 1.8 |Mar high C = 8.4 |Apr high C = 16.2 |May high C = 22.1 |Jun high C = 25.9 |Jul high C = 27.0 |Aug high C = 25.3 |Sep high C = 20.9 |Oct high C = 14.2 |Nov high C = 6.2 |Dec high C = -0.9 |Jan mean C = -11.6 |Feb mean C = -7.0 |Mar mean C = 0.3 |Apr mean C = 8.3 |May mean C = 14.7 |Jun mean C = 19.0 |Jul mean C = 20.4 |Aug mean C = 18.2 |Sep mean C = 13.1 |Oct mean C = 6.1 |Nov mean C = -2.1 |Dec mean C = -9.5 |Jan low C = -18.1 |Feb low C = -13.5 |Mar low C = -6.3 |Apr low C = 0.3 |May low C = 6.4 |Jun low C = 11.2 |Jul low C = 13.6 |Aug low C = 11.9 |Sep low C = 6.4 |Oct low C = -0.2 |Nov low C = -7.8 |Dec low C = -15.4 |Jan record high C = 14.1 |Jan record low C = -32.7 |Feb record high C = 18.6 |Feb record low C = -30.8 |Mar record high C = 25.3 |Mar record low C = -28.1 |Apr record high C = 33.1 |Apr record low C = -14.6 |May record high C = 32.5 |May record low C = -8.1 |Jun record high C = 36.7 |Jun record low C = -0.5 |Jul record high C = 35.7 |Jul record low C = 4.1 |Aug record high C = 32.9 |Aug record low C = 0.3 |Sep record high C = 32.4 |Sep record low C = -6.1 |Oct record high C = 26.6 |Oct record low C = -13.4 |Nov record high C = 20.9 |Nov record low C = -28.6 |Dec record high C = 15.7 |Dec record low C = -35.4 |year high C = |year low C = |year high F = |year low F = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 3.7 |Feb precipitation mm = 6.6 |Mar precipitation mm = 9.6 |Apr precipitation mm = 24.8 |May precipitation mm = 39.8 |Jun precipitation mm = 66.0 |Jul precipitation mm = 109.0 |Aug precipitation mm = 111.0 |Sep precipitation mm = 66.3 |Oct precipitation mm = 31.3 |Nov precipitation mm = 13.1 |Dec precipitation mm = 3.7 |Jan humidity = 58 |Feb humidity = 54 |Mar humidity = 48 |Apr humidity = 42 |May humidity = 42 |Jun humidity = 52 |Jul humidity = 68 |Aug humidity = 74 |Sep humidity = 70 |Oct humidity = 64 |Nov humidity = 60 |Dec humidity = 58 |unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm |Jan precipitation days = 3.8 |Feb precipitation days = 4.1 |Mar precipitation days = 4.6 |Apr precipitation days = 5.7 |May precipitation days = 8.4 |Jun precipitation days = 11.8 |Jul precipitation days = 13.4 |Aug precipitation days = 12.7 |Sep precipitation days = 10.4 |Oct precipitation days = 7.3 |Nov precipitation days = 5.2 |Dec precipitation days = 3.5 |year precipitation days = |Jan sun = 186.2 |Feb sun = 183.7 |Mar sun = 222.6 |Apr sun = 237.9 |May sun = 263.9 |Jun sun = 242.5 |Jul sun = 236.0 |Aug sun = 217.4 |Sep sun = 206.4 |Oct sun = 212.2 |Nov sun = 189.5 |Dec sun = 181.8 |year sun = | Jan percentsun = 61 | Feb percentsun = 60 | Mar percentsun = 60 | Apr percentsun = 60 | May percentsun = 60 | Jun percentsun = 55 | Jul percentsun = 53 | Aug percentsun = 52 | Sep percentsun = 56 | Oct percentsun = 62 | Nov percentsun = 64 | Dec percentsun = 62 | year percentsun = |Jan snow days = 6.6 |Feb snow days = 6.0 |Mar snow days = 5.5 |Apr snow days = 2.4 |May snow days = 0.3 |Jun snow days = 0 |Jul snow days = 0 |Aug snow days = 0 |Sep snow days = 0 |Oct snow days = 1.5 |Nov snow days = 5.4 |Dec snow days = 6.4 |year snow days = |source 1 = China Meteorological Administration<ref name="cma graphical">{{cite web |url=http://data.cma.cn/data/weatherBk.html |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data |publisher=China Meteorological Administration |language = zh-hans |access-date=26 August 2023}}</ref><ref> {{cite web|url=https://experience.arcgis.com/template/e724038fda394e9d9b7921f10fd1aa55/page/%E7%BA%AF%E8%A1%A8%E6%A0%BC%E7%BB%9F%E8%AE%A1-(%E5%AF%B9%E6%AF%948110%E5%8F%98%E5%8C%96)/?org=UQmaps |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网|publisher=China Meteorological Administration |language = zh-hans | access-date =26 August 2023}}</ref> | source 2 = Weather China<ref name = Clim>{{cite web | url = http://www.weather.com.cn/cityintro/101101014.shtml? | script-title=zh:五寨 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 | publisher = Weather China | language = zh | access-date = 24 November 2022}}</ref> }}

==References== {{Commonscat|Wuzhai County}} {{Wiktionary|Wuzhai}} {{Reflist}} *[http://www.xzqh.org/html/index.html www.xzqh.org] {{in lang|zh}}

Category:County-level divisions of Shanxi Category:Xinzhou