Guangping County (simplified Chinese: 广平县; traditional Chinese: 廣平縣; pinyin: Guǎngpíng Xiàn; lit. 'broad flatness' is a county of southern Hebei province, China. It is under the administration of Handan City, and as of 2006[update], has a population of 260,000 residing in an area of 320 km2 (120 sq mi).
Guangping County 广平县 Kwangping | |
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  Guangping Location of the seat in Hebei | |
| Coordinates: 36°28′59″N 114°56′56″E / 36.483°N 114.949°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture-level city | Handan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 320 km2 (120 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 51 m (166 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 260,000 |
| • Density | 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 057650 |
Administrative divisions
There are 3 towns and 4 townships under the county's administration.[1]
Towns:
- Guangping (广平镇), Pinggudian (平固店镇), Shengying (胜营镇)
Townships:
- Dongzhangmeng Township (东张孟乡), Shilipu Township (十里铺乡), Nanyangbao Township (南阳堡乡), Nanhancun Township (南韩村乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Guangping (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.0 (64.4) | 24.0 (75.2) | 29.4 (84.9) | 34.4 (93.9) | 39.1 (102.4) | 41.8 (107.2) | 40.6 (105.1) | 37.4 (99.3) | 37.7 (99.9) | 33.6 (92.5) | 27.3 (81.1) | 23.5 (74.3) | 41.8 (107.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.9 (39.0) | 8.3 (46.9) | 14.8 (58.6) | 21.2 (70.2) | 26.8 (80.2) | 32.2 (90.0) | 32.1 (89.8) | 30.4 (86.7) | 27.0 (80.6) | 21.3 (70.3) | 12.5 (54.5) | 5.6 (42.1) | 19.7 (67.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.9 (28.6) | 2.1 (35.8) | 8.5 (47.3) | 14.9 (58.8) | 20.6 (69.1) | 25.9 (78.6) | 27.1 (80.8) | 25.4 (77.7) | 20.7 (69.3) | 14.7 (58.5) | 6.5 (43.7) | 0.0 (32.0) | 13.7 (56.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.2 (20.8) | −2.7 (27.1) | 3.0 (37.4) | 9.1 (48.4) | 14.7 (58.5) | 20.1 (68.2) | 22.9 (73.2) | 21.4 (70.5) | 15.8 (60.4) | 9.5 (49.1) | 1.8 (35.2) | −4.1 (24.6) | 8.8 (47.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −18.9 (−2.0) | −15.9 (3.4) | −7.7 (18.1) | −2.2 (28.0) | 3.5 (38.3) | 7.8 (46.0) | 16.3 (61.3) | 12.5 (54.5) | 4.1 (39.4) | −2.1 (28.2) | −17.1 (1.2) | −18.7 (−1.7) | −18.9 (−2.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.3 (0.13) | 7.5 (0.30) | 10.1 (0.40) | 30.2 (1.19) | 39.5 (1.56) | 64.0 (2.52) | 137.0 (5.39) | 97.9 (3.85) | 47.6 (1.87) | 29.5 (1.16) | 16.7 (0.66) | 4.5 (0.18) | 487.8 (19.21) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 10.7 | 9.3 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 65.6 |
| Average snowy days | 2.9 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 10.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 63 | 59 | 56 | 63 | 66 | 61 | 78 | 83 | 77 | 69 | 70 | 67 | 68 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 147.5 | 160.4 | 212.9 | 236.9 | 263.0 | 234.5 | 210.0 | 213.6 | 196.8 | 191.6 | 159.7 | 149.2 | 2,376.1 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 48 | 52 | 57 | 60 | 60 | 54 | 48 | 52 | 53 | 56 | 53 | 50 | 54 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||