Jiulong County

Gyézil County (Tibetan: བརྒྱད་ཟིལ། / བརྒྱད་ཟུར།, Wylie: brgyad zil / brgyad zur ), also Jiulong County (simplified Chinese: 九龙县; traditional Chinese: 九龍縣); is a county located in southeastern Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan province, People's Republic of China. With a population of 52 thousand, mainly Tibetans, Hans, and Yis, it contains one town and 17 townships.

For the river in southern Fujian, see Jiulong River. Jiulong is also the Mandarin-based transcription of the Chinese name of Kowloon.
Jiulong County

九龙县 · བརྒྱད་ཟིལ།
County
Jiulong County (red) in Garzê Prefecture (yellow) and Sichuan
Jiulong
Location of the seat in Sichuan
Coordinates (Jiulong County government): 29°00′01″N 101°30′26″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceSichuan
Autonomous prefectureGarzê
Area
 • Total6,770 km2 (2,610 sq mi)
Light green -Yi. Red -Tibetan.

Geography

Due to its elevation, Jiulong County has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb), with strong monsoonal influences; winters are frosty and summers warm with frequent rain. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 1.1 °C (34.0 °F) in December and January to 15.1 °C (59.2 °F) in July, while the annual mean is 8.93 °C (48.1 °F). Over 75% of the annual precipitation of 786 mm (30.9 in) occurs from June through September. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 32% in July to 58% in January, the county seat receives 1,983 hours of bright sunshine annually. Diurnal temperature variation is large, averaging 14.4 °C (25.9 °F) annually.

Climate data for Jiulong County (1981−2010 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 12.0
(53.6)		 13.7
(56.7)		 16.5
(61.7)		 19.1
(66.4)		 21.0
(69.8)		 21.5
(70.7)		 21.6
(70.9)		 21.3
(70.3)		 19.5
(67.1)		 17.6
(63.7)		 14.4
(57.9)		 12.1
(53.8)		 17.5
(63.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 1.6
(34.9)		 3.8
(38.8)		 6.8
(44.2)		 9.7
(49.5)		 12.7
(54.9)		 14.7
(58.5)		 15.3
(59.5)		 14.9
(58.8)		 13.2
(55.8)		 10.1
(50.2)		 5.1
(41.2)		 1.6
(34.9)		 9.1
(48.4)
Average low °C (°F) −5.9
(21.4)		 −3.9
(25.0)		 −0.7
(30.7)		 2.5
(36.5)		 6.6
(43.9)		 10.3
(50.5)		 11.4
(52.5)		 11.0
(51.8)		 9.5
(49.1)		 5.5
(41.9)		 −0.9
(30.4)		 −5.3
(22.5)		 3.3
(38.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2.7
(0.11)		 4.1
(0.16)		 17.9
(0.70)		 44.1
(1.74)		 88.5
(3.48)		 195.2
(7.69)		 194.9
(7.67)		 152.2
(5.99)		 153.5
(6.04)		 53.4
(2.10)		 13.5
(0.53)		 2.5
(0.10)		 922.5
(36.31)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 2.2 3.3 8.0 13.8 18.4 24.5 26.1 24.1 23.2 13.9 5.9 2.2 165.6
Average relative humidity (%) 44 42 47 54 63 75 79 79 79 73 62 51 62
Mean monthly sunshine hours 186.8 173.3 189.0 181.7 183.8 144.2 138.0 140.0 129.4 161.7 174.1 181.4 1,983.4
Percent possible sunshine 58 55 51 47 44 35 32 34 35 46 54 57 45
Source: China Meteorological Administration (precipitation days and sunshine 1971−2000)[1][2]

References
  1. 中国气象数据网 - WeatherBk Data (in Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  2. China Meteorological Administration


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