Duolun County
| Duolun County 多伦县 • ᠳᠣᠯᠣᠨᠨᠤᠤᠷᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ | |
|---|---|
| County | |
  Duolun Location in Inner Mongolia | |
| Coordinates: 42°11′N 116°28′E / 42.183°N 116.467°ECoordinates: 42°11′N 116°28′E / 42.183°N 116.467°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Region | Inner Mongolia |
| League | Xilingol |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,876 km2 (1,497 sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 027300 |
| Area code(s) | 0479 |
| Website |
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Duolun County (Mongolian: ᠳᠣᠯᠣᠨᠨᠤᠤᠷ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ Долонуур сийан Dolonnuur siyan; simplified Chinese: 多伦县; traditional Chinese: 多倫縣; pinyin: Duōlún Xiàn) is a county of Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Xilin Gol League.
Climate
Duolun County has a dry, monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb), with bitterly cold and very dry winters, warm, humid summers, and strong winds, especially in spring. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −17.1 °C (1.2 °F) in January to 19.0 °C (66.2 °F) in July, with the annual mean at 2.36 °C (36.2 °F). The annual precipitation is 387 millimetres (15.2 in), with more than half of it falling in July and August alone. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 56% in July to 77% in January and February, sunshine is abundant year-round, with 3,036 hours of bright sunshine annually.
| Climate data for Duolun County (1971−2000) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −10 (14) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
2.3 (36.1) |
12.1 (53.8) |
19.3 (66.7) |
23.3 (73.9) |
25.2 (77.4) |
23.7 (74.7) |
18.6 (65.5) |
11.2 (52.2) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−7.2 (19) |
9.5 (49.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −22.6 (−8.7) |
−19.5 (−3.1) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
3.9 (39) |
9.3 (48.7) |
13.1 (55.6) |
11.2 (52.2) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−2.8 (27) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
−19 (−2) |
−3.9 (24.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.8 (0.071) |
2.6 (0.102) |
6.5 (0.256) |
12.8 (0.504) |
29.5 (1.161) |
64.1 (2.524) |
102.4 (4.031) |
98.3 (3.87) |
44.4 (1.748) |
17.1 (0.673) |
5.5 (0.217) |
1.5 (0.059) |
386.5 (15.216) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.8 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 7.9 | 12.1 | 15.3 | 12.8 | 9.1 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 85.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 68 | 64 | 54 | 43 | 46 | 59 | 72 | 74 | 66 | 57 | 62 | 67 | 61.0 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 223.8 | 227.3 | 275.8 | 279.2 | 306.9 | 281.3 | 256.5 | 254.9 | 251.3 | 251.0 | 217.0 | 211.3 | 3,036.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 77 | 77 | 75 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 56 | 59 | 67 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 69 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
References
- www.xzqh.org (Chinese)