Shaxian, Sanming
Sha County
沙县 | |
|---|---|
 Sha River (沙溪) shortly after sunset | |
 Sha County in Sanming | |
 Sanming in Fujian | |
| Coordinates: 26°23′49″N 117°47′31″E / 26.397°N 117.792°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Fujian |
| Prefecture-level city | Sanming |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Sha County (simplified Chinese: 沙县; traditional Chinese: 沙縣; pinyin: Shā Xiàn), or Shaxian, is a county of west-central Fujian, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Sanming City. Sha County is the hometown of Sha County snacks, which are considered part of the food heritage of China.[1]
Transportation
Climate
| Climate data for Shaxian (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 30.2 (86.4) |
34.8 (94.6) |
34.7 (94.5) |
36.3 (97.3) |
37.3 (99.1) |
38.4 (101.1) |
41.4 (106.5) |
40.9 (105.6) |
38.8 (101.8) |
36.8 (98.2) |
34.4 (93.9) |
29.9 (85.8) |
41.4 (106.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.4 (59.7) |
16.8 (62.2) |
20.3 (68.5) |
25.4 (77.7) |
28.9 (84.0) |
31.7 (89.1) |
35.2 (95.4) |
34.6 (94.3) |
31.4 (88.5) |
27.2 (81.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
17.1 (62.8) |
25.5 (77.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.7 (49.5) |
11.6 (52.9) |
14.8 (58.6) |
19.6 (67.3) |
23.3 (73.9) |
26.1 (79.0) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.1 (82.6) |
25.5 (77.9) |
21.0 (69.8) |
15.8 (60.4) |
10.6 (51.1) |
19.6 (67.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.3 (43.3) |
8.3 (46.9) |
11.3 (52.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
19.4 (66.9) |
22.4 (72.3) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.9 (75.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
17.0 (62.6) |
11.9 (53.4) |
6.7 (44.1) |
15.7 (60.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.2 (24.4) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
4.0 (39.2) |
10.7 (51.3) |
13.6 (56.5) |
20.1 (68.2) |
18.9 (66.0) |
12.9 (55.2) |
5.4 (41.7) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 70.6 (2.78) |
123.9 (4.88) |
210.0 (8.27) |
222.3 (8.75) |
260.1 (10.24) |
273.5 (10.77) |
124.1 (4.89) |
135.8 (5.35) |
102.0 (4.02) |
70.4 (2.77) |
55.3 (2.18) |
44.4 (1.75) |
1,692.4 (66.65) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 76 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 81 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Snacks from Fujian's Sha County appear in Taipei". People's Daily (English ed.). 6 May 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
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