Chun'an County

Chun'an

淳安县
Shunan
Chun'an 淳安县 Shunan
County
	Location of Chun'an County within Hangzhou
	Chun'an Location of the seat in Zhejiang
	Coordinates: 29°36′10″N 119°02′20″E / 29.60278°N 119.03889°E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Zhejiang
Sub-provincial city	Hangzhou
Area
• Total	4,417.48 km2 (1,705.60 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	311700

^ⓘChun'an (simplified Chinese: 淳安县; traditional Chinese: 淳安縣; pinyin: Chún'ān Xiàn) is a county of Zhejiang Province, East China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang, containing the well-known Qiandao Lake and bordering Anhui province to the northwest. It has a land area of 4,452 km² (1,719 sq mi) and a population of 450,000. The postal code is 311700, and the county seat is located on 18 North Xin'an Rd., Qiandaohu Town.

Administrative divisions

Chun'an consists of 12 towns, 18 townships, eight districts, five resident districts and 889 administrative villages.

Towns: Qiandaohu, Linqi, Weiping, Jiangjia, Fenkou, Shilin, Dashu, Tangcun, Zitong, Zhongzhou, Wenchang, Fengshuling.
Townships: Lishang, Pingmen, Langchuan, Anyang, Wangbu, Guocun, Jinfeng, Yaoshan, Guangchang, Songcun, Jiuken, Yanjia, Baima, Zuokou, Wangzhai, Fuwen, Hengyan and Jieshou.

Climate

Climate data for Chun'an (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	21.9 (71.4)	26.4 (79.5)	32.4 (90.3)	34.0 (93.2)	35.9 (96.6)	36.4 (97.5)	40.7 (105.3)	40.5 (104.9)	39.8 (103.6)	36.9 (98.4)	29.6 (85.3)	22.2 (72.0)	40.7 (105.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	9.4 (48.9)	11.8 (53.2)	16.0 (60.8)	22.2 (72.0)	26.9 (80.4)	29.0 (84.2)	33.5 (92.3)	33.5 (92.3)	29.3 (84.7)	24.1 (75.4)	18.1 (64.6)	12.0 (53.6)	22.2 (71.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	5.6 (42.1)	7.4 (45.3)	11.2 (52.2)	16.8 (62.2)	21.8 (71.2)	24.7 (76.5)	28.7 (83.7)	28.6 (83.5)	24.7 (76.5)	19.5 (67.1)	13.7 (56.7)	8.0 (46.4)	17.6 (63.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	3.0 (37.4)	4.4 (39.9)	7.8 (46.0)	13.0 (55.4)	18.2 (64.8)	21.8 (71.2)	25.3 (77.5)	25.2 (77.4)	21.4 (70.5)	16.1 (61.0)	10.6 (51.1)	5.0 (41.0)	14.3 (57.8)
Record low °C (°F)	−5.8 (21.6)	−5.7 (21.7)	−2.3 (27.9)	2.6 (36.7)	8.3 (46.9)	13.6 (56.5)	18.3 (64.9)	18.5 (65.3)	12.8 (55.0)	4.4 (39.9)	−0.9 (30.4)	−6.7 (19.9)	−6.7 (19.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	88.0 (3.46)	99.9 (3.93)	162.4 (6.39)	178.3 (7.02)	189.5 (7.46)	332.5 (13.09)	164.4 (6.47)	111.1 (4.37)	82.0 (3.23)	52.7 (2.07)	77.5 (3.05)	59.9 (2.36)	1,598.2 (62.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	13.4	12.8	16.2	15.6	15.4	16.7	11.2	12.3	9.5	7.3	9.8	10.5	150.7
Average snowy days	4.0	2.7	0.9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	1.5	9.2
Average relative humidity (%)	75	75	76	76	76	82	77	75	74	71	74	72	75
Mean monthly sunshine hours	103.6	101.5	121.3	143.7	164.7	135.6	224.7	216.4	173.2	169.1	134.2	127.8	1,815.8
Percent possible sunshine	32	32	33	37	39	32	53	53	47	48	42	40	41
Source: China Meteorological Administration^[1]^[2]