Zhidoi County Administrative divisions
Zhidoi County is divided to 1 town and 5 townships.[ 2]
Climate
Zhidoi County has a dry-winter subalpine climate (Köppen Dwc ) bordering upon an alpine climate (ETH ), featuring cool, rainy summers and frigid, dry winters. Diurnal temperature variation is substantial throughout the year: an average morning falls below 5 °C or 41 °F in every month of the year, and in December and January, mean minima are below −17.8 °C or 0 °F .
Climate data for Zhidoi, elevation 4,179 m (13,711 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1991–present)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °C (°F)
11.2
10.1
15.1
17.3
23.4
25.2
25.6
25.6
22.1
20.1
10.6
10.1
25.6
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
−2.9
−0.2
3.6
7.9
11.5
14.2
16.9
16.7
13.6
7.8
2.4
−1.2
7.5
Daily mean °C (°F)
−11.9
−8.7
−4.8
−0.2
4.1
7.7
10.2
9.6
6.4
−0.1
−6.5
−10.7
−0.4
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
−19.6
−16.5
−12.3
−7.4
−2.3
2.5
4.5
4.0
1.3
−5.7
−13.3
−18.5
−6.9
Record low °C (°F)
−34.4
−31.3
−24.4
−17.8
−12.3
−5.5
−4.2
−7.0
−7.0
−17.8
−28.0
−34.9
−34.9
Average precipitation mm (inches)
4.6
3.0
6.6
12.3
38.0
88.4
89.6
80.9
71.7
20.6
2.6
1.8
420.1
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
4.4
4.1
7.3
9.0
15.8
21.9
20.3
18.5
19.6
10.8
3.4
2.5
137.6
Average snowy days
6.9
7.3
11.1
13.0
17.0
5.2
1.3
0.7
5.7
12.9
5.6
4.2
90.9
Average relative humidity (%)
44
40
42
48
57
67
67
68
71
62
48
41
55
Mean monthly sunshine hours
194.0
179.1
206.2
221.1
224.9
193.3
218.9
207.6
197.8
226.1
219.1
213.7
2,501.8
Percentage possible sunshine
61
57
55
56
52
45
50
51
54
65
71
70
57
Source: China Meteorological Administration [ 3] [ 4]
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