Shahe, Hebei County-level city in Hebei, People's Republic of China
Shahe (Chinese : 沙 河 ; pinyin : Shāhé county-level city in the prefecture-level city of Xingtai , in the southern part of Hebei province, China.
Shahe has been called China's "glass capital." Its glass factories manufacture about ten percent of the world supply of flat glass . About 50,000 of Shahe's 480,000 residents work in the glass industry.
Smog in Shahe has become a serious problem, with some factories preferring to pay fines rather than comply with air pollution enforcement requirements.[ 2]
Administrative divisions
Subdistricts:[ 3]
Towns:
Townships:
Climate
Climate data for Shahe, elevation 68 m (223 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °C (°F)
19.3
29.1
32.8
36.5
38.2
44.4
41.7
36.3
38.9
33.9
27.8
27.8
44.4
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
4.0
8.4
15.2
21.7
27.4
32.6
32.4
30.5
27.2
21.4
12.4
5.7
19.9
Daily mean °C (°F)
−2.4
1.5
8.2
15.0
20.9
26.1
27.2
25.4
20.8
14.6
5.9
−0.5
13.6
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
−7.2
−3.9
2.1
8.7
14.5
19.9
22.7
21.2
15.7
9.2
1.0
−5
8.2
Record low °C (°F)
−21.0
−22.3
−10.2
−3.6
2.1
10.0
16.1
12.0
5.1
−2.9
−16.0
−17.5
−22.3
Average precipitation mm (inches)
2.6
7.0
7.8
28.2
39.5
50.4
162.2
118.8
46.2
25.1
14.4
3.0
505.2
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
1.7
2.8
2.7
5.5
6.8
8.6
11.3
10.1
7.0
5.5
3.5
2.0
67.5
Average snowy days
2.7
2.8
0.8
0.2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.4
2.5
10.4
Average relative humidity (%)
63
59
55
62
64
60
76
82
76
69
70
67
67
Mean monthly sunshine hours
139.2
155.3
202.2
225.2
248.8
218.1
183.4
182.6
177.6
177.6
148.7
144.7
2,203.4
Percentage possible sunshine
45
50
54
57
57
50
41
44
48
52
49
48
50
Source: China Meteorological Administration [ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
