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Hefeng County (simplified Chinese: 鹤峰县; traditional Chinese: 鶴峰縣; pinyin: Hèfēng Xiàn) is a county on the upper reaches of the Loushui River in the southwestern part of Hubei province, People's Republic of China, bordering Hunan province to the south. It is under the administration of the Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.
Hefeng County
鹤峰县 Hofeng | |
|---|---|
  Hefeng Location of the seat in Hubei | |
| Coordinates: 29.890°N 110.034°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hubei |
| Prefecture | Enshi |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,868 km2 (1,107 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 174,650 |
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
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- Zouma (走马镇), Rongmei (容美镇), Taiping (太平镇, before 2013 Taiping Township 太平乡), Yanzi (燕子镇, before 2013 Yanzi Township 燕子乡), Zhongying (中营乡, before 2013 Zhongying Township 中营乡)
Four townships:
| Climate data for Hefeng, elevation 540 m (1,770 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.3 (70.3) |
25.0 (77.0) |
33.3 (91.9) |
36.0 (96.8) |
36.2 (97.2) |
37.6 (99.7) |
38.5 (101.3) |
38.2 (100.8) |
36.8 (98.2) |
32.2 (90.0) |
28.1 (82.6) |
22.0 (71.6) |
38.5 (101.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.1 (48.4) |
11.5 (52.7) |
16.4 (61.5) |
22.5 (72.5) |
26.1 (79.0) |
29.0 (84.2) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.8 (89.2) |
27.4 (81.3) |
21.9 (71.4) |
16.9 (62.4) |
11.4 (52.5) |
21.3 (70.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
7.0 (44.6) |
10.9 (51.6) |
16.2 (61.2) |
20.0 (68.0) |
23.2 (73.8) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.4 (77.7) |
21.7 (71.1) |
16.6 (61.9) |
11.8 (53.2) |
6.8 (44.2) |
15.8 (60.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) |
4.3 (39.7) |
7.5 (45.5) |
12.2 (54.0) |
16.3 (61.3) |
19.8 (67.6) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.9 (71.4) |
18.4 (65.1) |
13.8 (56.8) |
9.0 (48.2) |
4.3 (39.7) |
12.7 (54.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.8 (23.4) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
3.1 (37.6) |
7.6 (45.7) |
12.6 (54.7) |
15.6 (60.1) |
14.9 (58.8) |
11.1 (52.0) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 37.1 (1.46) |
51.5 (2.03) |
77.4 (3.05) |
134.3 (5.29) |
203.7 (8.02) |
275.2 (10.83) |
324.9 (12.79) |
198.9 (7.83) |
156.7 (6.17) |
120.0 (4.72) |
70.8 (2.79) |
26.3 (1.04) |
1,676.8 (66.02) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.4 | 12.9 | 14.9 | 16.0 | 17.6 | 18.6 | 19.1 | 16.2 | 14.0 | 14.4 | 12.6 | 11.0 | 179.7 |
| Average snowy days | 5.5 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 10.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 80 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 81 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 50.2 | 49.8 | 79.5 | 101.1 | 109.0 | 105.8 | 138.6 | 160.1 | 105.3 | 84.4 | 73.4 | 62.5 | 1,119.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 15 | 16 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 33 | 39 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 25 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
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- Jiangpinghe Dam, near Jiangpinghe Village, Zouma Town
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