Yongde CountyAdministrative divisions
Yongde County has 3 towns, 5 townships and 2 ethnic townships.[1]
- 3 towns
- 5 townships
- 2 ethnic townships
Ethnic groups
The Yongde County Gazetteer (1994:115) lists the following ethnic groups.
- Limi 利米 (Lami branch 腊米支系)
- Luoren 倮人 (Gaisu branch 改苏支系)
- Xiangtang 香堂 (Lalu branch 腊鲁支系)
- Menghua Turen 蒙化土人 (Laluo branch 腊罗支系)
- Samadu 撒马堵人 (Samo branch 洒摩支系)
- Pengzi 棚子
- Suan 蒜人
Climate
| Climate data for Yongde, elevation 1,606 m (5,269 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) |
24.3
(75.7) |
27.5
(81.5) |
28.6
(83.5) |
30.7
(87.3) |
31.5
(88.7) |
32.6
(90.7) |
30.2
(86.4) |
30.1
(86.2) |
29.1
(84.4) |
28.6
(83.5) |
25.6
(78.1) |
23.5
(74.3) |
32.6
(90.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) |
18.5
(65.3) |
20.5
(68.9) |
23.4
(74.1) |
25.2
(77.4) |
25.5
(77.9) |
25.2
(77.4) |
24.5
(76.1) |
25.3
(77.5) |
25.0
(77.0) |
23.3
(73.9) |
20.8
(69.4) |
18.6
(65.5) |
23.0
(73.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) |
12.4
(54.3) |
14.5
(58.1) |
17.7
(63.9) |
19.7
(67.5) |
20.6
(69.1) |
21.2
(70.2) |
20.7
(69.3) |
20.9
(69.6) |
20.3
(68.5) |
18.4
(65.1) |
15.1
(59.2) |
12.5
(54.5) |
17.8
(64.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) |
8.0
(46.4) |
9.9
(49.8) |
13.1
(55.6) |
15.3
(59.5) |
17.0
(62.6) |
18.5
(65.3) |
18.4
(65.1) |
18.4
(65.1) |
17.5
(63.5) |
15.3
(59.5) |
11.4
(52.5) |
8.5
(47.3) |
14.3
(57.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) |
2.7
(36.9) |
2.5
(36.5) |
0.0
(32.0) |
8.7
(47.7) |
9.4
(48.9) |
12.3
(54.1) |
12.5
(54.5) |
14.2
(57.6) |
9.8
(49.6) |
7.6
(45.7) |
3.7
(38.7) |
1.1
(34.0) |
0.0
(32.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) |
31.3
(1.23) |
23.7
(0.93) |
31.8
(1.25) |
67.3
(2.65) |
125.2
(4.93) |
154.2
(6.07) |
251.8
(9.91) |
218.8
(8.61) |
151.6
(5.97) |
117.2
(4.61) |
41.2
(1.62) |
12.6
(0.50) |
1,226.7
(48.28) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) |
3.7 |
4.6 |
6.6 |
11.5 |
17.2 |
23.4 |
26.3 |
23.4 |
19.1 |
15.0 |
6.0 |
3.4 |
160.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) |
59 |
51 |
46 |
53 |
67 |
78 |
84 |
83 |
81 |
78 |
71 |
66 |
68 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours |
244.8 |
228.6 |
244.8 |
221.8 |
184.3 |
114.4 |
83.6 |
120.1 |
131.0 |
159.0 |
208.4 |
233.7 |
2,174.5 |
| Percentage possible sunshine |
73 |
71 |
65 |
58 |
45 |
28 |
20 |
30 |
36 |
45 |
64 |
71 |
51 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] all-time extreme temperature[4] All-time Nov Record low[5] |
