County in Tibet, China
Markam County (Tibetan: སྨར་ཁམས་རྫོང་།; Chinese: 芒康县) is a county under the jurisdiction of the Chamdo in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China, bordering the provinces of Sichuan to the east and Yunnan to the south. It is the easternmost county-level division of the Tibet A.R.
Administrative divisions
Markam County is divided in 2 towns, 13 townships, and 1 ethnic township.
Climate
| Climate data for Markam, elevation 3,847 m (12,621 ft), (1991–2020 normals)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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4.8
(40.6)
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6.3
(43.3)
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8.8
(47.8)
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11.9
(53.4)
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16.1
(61.0)
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19.1
(66.4)
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18.7
(65.7)
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18.3
(64.9)
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17.2
(63.0)
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13.6
(56.5)
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9.3
(48.7)
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6.4
(43.5)
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12.5
(54.6)
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| Daily mean °C (°F)
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−5.0
(23.0)
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−2.9
(26.8)
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0.4
(32.7)
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4.0
(39.2)
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8.3
(46.9)
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11.9
(53.4)
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12.2
(54.0)
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11.7
(53.1)
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9.9
(49.8)
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5.4
(41.7)
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−0.1
(31.8)
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−3.9
(25.0)
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4.3
(39.8)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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−12.9
(8.8)
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−10.7
(12.7)
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−6.6
(20.1)
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−2.5
(27.5)
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1.6
(34.9)
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6.1
(43.0)
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7.8
(46.0)
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7.4
(45.3)
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5.1
(41.2)
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−0.7
(30.7)
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−7.0
(19.4)
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−11.6
(11.1)
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−2.0
(28.4)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
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1.1
(0.04)
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3.6
(0.14)
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11.0
(0.43)
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22.7
(0.89)
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34.6
(1.36)
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94.7
(3.73)
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175.7
(6.92)
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152.5
(6.00)
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87.8
(3.46)
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17.6
(0.69)
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4.7
(0.19)
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1.6
(0.06)
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607.6
(23.91)
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| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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1.9
|
3.0
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5.5
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9.5
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9.9
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16.5
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21.2
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20.7
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14.8
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6.0
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2.8
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1.5
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113.3
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| Average snowy days
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4.6
|
5.8
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10.0
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12.7
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4.4
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0.2
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0
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0
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0.6
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5.0
|
5.0
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3.1
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51.4
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| Average relative humidity (%)
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46
|
47
|
52
|
56
|
57
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64
|
72
|
74
|
72
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63
|
54
|
47
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59
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| Mean monthly sunshine hours
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248.8
|
227.0
|
241.0
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226.4
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231.6
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203.5
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167.5
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177.0
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200.8
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236.1
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236.5
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246.7
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2,642.9
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| Percent possible sunshine
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76
|
72
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64
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58
|
55
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49
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39
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44
|
55
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67
|
75
|
78
|
61
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| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]
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