Qiu County or Qiuxian (simplified Chinese: 邱县; traditional Chinese: 邱縣; pinyin: Qiū Xiàn) is a county in the south of Hebei province, China. It is under the administration of Handan City.
Qiu County 邱县 | |
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  Qiuxian Location of the seat in Hebei | |
| Coordinates: 36°48′40″N 115°11′13″E / 36.811°N 115.187°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture-level city | Handan |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 057450 |
Administrative divisions
[1]Towns:
- Xinmatou (新马头镇), Qiucheng (邱城镇), Xiangchenggu (香城固镇), Liang'erzhuang (梁二庄镇)
Townships:
- Guchengying Township (古城营乡), Nanxindian Township (南辛店乡), Chencun Hui Ethnic Township (陈村回族乡)[2]
Climate
| Climate data for Qiuxian (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) | 18.2 (64.8) | 24.9 (76.8) | 30.3 (86.5) | 35.4 (95.7) | 41.0 (105.8) | 42.5 (108.5) | 41.2 (106.2) | 37.2 (99.0) | 38.2 (100.8) | 32.9 (91.2) | 27.4 (81.3) | 23.5 (74.3) | 42.5 (108.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.9 (39.0) | 8.3 (46.9) | 15.1 (59.2) | 21.9 (71.4) | 27.7 (81.9) | 32.4 (90.3) | 32.2 (90.0) | 30.6 (87.1) | 27.2 (81.0) | 21.4 (70.5) | 12.6 (54.7) | 5.6 (42.1) | 19.9 (67.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.9 (28.6) | 2.1 (35.8) | 8.6 (47.5) | 15.4 (59.7) | 21.4 (70.5) | 26.1 (79.0) | 27.3 (81.1) | 25.7 (78.3) | 21.1 (70.0) | 14.7 (58.5) | 6.5 (43.7) | 0.0 (32.0) | 13.9 (57.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.1 (21.0) | −2.6 (27.3) | 3.2 (37.8) | 9.8 (49.6) | 15.6 (60.1) | 20.6 (69.1) | 23.2 (73.8) | 21.9 (71.4) | 16.5 (61.7) | 9.7 (49.5) | 1.9 (35.4) | −4.1 (24.6) | 9.1 (48.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −21.0 (−5.8) | −17.6 (0.3) | −10.5 (13.1) | −1.9 (28.6) | 4.5 (40.1) | 10.4 (50.7) | 16.5 (61.7) | 12.9 (55.2) | 3.5 (38.3) | −4.1 (24.6) | −15.8 (3.6) | −19.7 (−3.5) | −21.0 (−5.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.1 (0.12) | 8.1 (0.32) | 8.5 (0.33) | 28.7 (1.13) | 41.1 (1.62) | 59.2 (2.33) | 143.8 (5.66) | 106.1 (4.18) | 46.7 (1.84) | 27.0 (1.06) | 15.6 (0.61) | 4.0 (0.16) | 491.9 (19.36) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.9 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 6.7 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 65.1 |
| Average snowy days | 2.4 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 9.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 61 | 56 | 53 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 77 | 81 | 74 | 67 | 68 | 64 | 65 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 137 | 149.6 | 198.8 | 221.3 | 256.5 | 231.4 | 191.4 | 199.5 | 183.6 | 178.2 | 144.2 | 140.1 | 2,231.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 44 | 48 | 53 | 56 | 58 | 53 | 43 | 48 | 50 | 52 | 48 | 47 | 50 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||