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County in Henan, People's Republic of China
Pingyu County
平舆县
Pingyu is located in Henan
Pingyu
Pingyu
Coordinates: 32°57′47″N 114°37′08″E / 32.963°N 114.619°E / 32.963; 114.619
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHenan
Prefecture-level cityZhumadian
Area
  Total
1,285 km2 (496 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[2]
  Total
714,100
  Density555.7/km2 (1,439/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
463400
Websitewww.pingyu.gov.cn

Pingyu County (simplified Chinese: 平舆县; traditional Chinese: 平輿縣; pinyin: Píngyú Xiàn) is a county of Henan province, China, bordering Anhui province to the east. It is under the administration of Zhumadian city.

Notable people

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It is the hometown of the following people:

Pingyu County is also the birthplace of the Chinese surnames Shěn and Ran.

As of 2017[update], this county is divided to 3 subdistricts, 11 towns and 5 townships.[3]

Subdistricts
Towns
Townships

Climate

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Climate data for Pingyu, elevation 45 m (148 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 21.1
(70.0)
26.6
(79.9)
33.7
(92.7)
33.2
(91.8)
37.3
(99.1)
39.0
(102.2)
40.0
(104.0)
39.7
(103.5)
37.5
(99.5)
34.6
(94.3)
28.6
(83.5)
21.6
(70.9)
40.0
(104.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 6.6
(43.9)
10.1
(50.2)
15.3
(59.5)
21.7
(71.1)
27.2
(81.0)
31.3
(88.3)
32.2
(90.0)
31.1
(88.0)
27.6
(81.7)
22.5
(72.5)
15.3
(59.5)
8.8
(47.8)
20.8
(69.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 1.6
(34.9)
4.7
(40.5)
9.8
(49.6)
15.8
(60.4)
21.2
(70.2)
25.8
(78.4)
27.6
(81.7)
26.4
(79.5)
22.0
(71.6)
16.5
(61.7)
9.8
(49.6)
3.7
(38.7)
15.4
(59.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −2.2
(28.0)
0.5
(32.9)
5.0
(41.0)
10.5
(50.9)
16.0
(60.8)
20.9
(69.6)
23.9
(75.0)
22.9
(73.2)
17.9
(64.2)
12.0
(53.6)
5.5
(41.9)
−0.2
(31.6)
11.1
(51.9)
Record low °C (°F) −15.0
(5.0)
−15.3
(4.5)
−6.6
(20.1)
−1.0
(30.2)
5.3
(41.5)
12.3
(54.1)
17.7
(63.9)
13.3
(55.9)
8.7
(47.7)
−0.3
(31.5)
−8.2
(17.2)
−16.0
(3.2)
−16.0
(3.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 22.1
(0.87)
25.4
(1.00)
44.0
(1.73)
55.5
(2.19)
84.3
(3.32)
146.4
(5.76)
205.0
(8.07)
136.3
(5.37)
78.2
(3.08)
54.5
(2.15)
40.6
(1.60)
18.1
(0.71)
910.4
(35.85)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 6.0 6.7 7.5 7.4 9.9 8.5 11.0 10.5 8.5 7.9 6.9 5.3 96.1
Average snowy days 4.4 3.4 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 2.1 11.7
Average relative humidity (%) 71 71 71 72 72 72 82 84 79 73 72 70 74
Mean monthly sunshine hours 114.4 119.7 154.7 184.6 190.9 169.4 186.7 175.2 149.8 143.3 132.6 125.3 1,846.6
Percentage possible sunshine 36 38 41 47 44 40 43 43 41 41 43 41 42
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] all-time January high[6]

References

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