Jianning County

(simplified Chinese: 建宁县; traditional Chinese: 建寧縣; pinyin: Jiànníng Xiàn; lit. 'build peace') lies in the municipal region of Sanming, Fujian province, China.

Jianning County
建宁县
Kienning; Chienning
Jianning is located in Fujian
Jianning
Jianning
Location of the seat in Fujian
Coordinates: 26°49′52″N 116°50′46″E / 26.831°N 116.846°E / 26.831; 116.846
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceFujian
Prefecture-level citySanming
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Transportation

Jianning is rather remote; its county-town Suicheng (濉城) is serviced only by three provincially maintained roads, namely:

On September 26, 2013, the Xiangtang–Putian Railway entered service, connecting Jianning to China's railway network.

Administration

Towns (镇, zhen)

Other than the county seat Suicheng, Jianning has only three towns -

  • Lixin (里心)
  • Xikou (溪口)
  • Junkou (均口)

Townships (乡, xiang)

There are six townships -

  • Xiyuan (溪源)
  • Huangfang (黄坊)
  • Huangbu (黄埠)
  • Kefang (客坊)
  • Yijia (伊家)
  • Jinxi (金溪)

Climate

Climate data for Jianning (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)27.9
(82.2)
32.7
(90.9)
32.1
(89.8)
34.5
(94.1)
36.4
(97.5)
36.9
(98.4)
40.3
(104.5)
40.7
(105.3)
38.0
(100.4)
36.3
(97.3)
32.8
(91.0)
28.0
(82.4)
40.7
(105.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)12.1
(53.8)
15.0
(59.0)
18.2
(64.8)
24.1
(75.4)
27.9
(82.2)
30.3
(86.5)
33.6
(92.5)
33.2
(91.8)
30.1
(86.2)
25.7
(78.3)
20.4
(68.7)
14.6
(58.3)
23.8
(74.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)6.2
(43.2)
8.9
(48.0)
12.4
(54.3)
18.0
(64.4)
22.1
(71.8)
25.1
(77.2)
27.4
(81.3)
26.7
(80.1)
23.8
(74.8)
18.8
(65.8)
13.4
(56.1)
7.8
(46.0)
17.6
(63.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)2.8
(37.0)
5.2
(41.4)
8.8
(47.8)
14.0
(57.2)
18.3
(64.9)
21.6
(70.9)
23.0
(73.4)
22.9
(73.2)
20.1
(68.2)
14.6
(58.3)
9.2
(48.6)
3.8
(38.8)
13.7
(56.6)
Record low °C (°F)−8.2
(17.2)
−5.6
(21.9)
−5.1
(22.8)
1.9
(35.4)
8.4
(47.1)
12.5
(54.5)
17.7
(63.9)
16.8
(62.2)
9.1
(48.4)
1.5
(34.7)
−4.7
(23.5)
−12.8
(9.0)
−12.8
(9.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)82.7
(3.26)
109.9
(4.33)
230.5
(9.07)
221.3
(8.71)
277.4
(10.92)
342.7
(13.49)
167.3
(6.59)
167.0
(6.57)
76.6
(3.02)
58.2
(2.29)
77.3
(3.04)
64.7
(2.55)
1,875.6
(73.84)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)13.815.019.918.519.318.613.415.111.58.710.011.3175.1
Average snowy days2.21.30.3000000000.64.4
Average relative humidity (%)85848583838379818282848283
Mean monthly sunshine hours81.380.378.7101.6121.1126.1224.8192.0150.9144.2119.4112.31,532.7
Percent possible sunshine25252126293054484141373534
Source: China Meteorological Administration[1][2]

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