Nanzhang County

Nanzhang County (simplified Chinese: 南漳县; traditional Chinese: 南漳縣; pinyin: Nánzhāng Xiàn) is a county of northwestern Hubei province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Xiangyang City.

Nanzhang County 南漳县 Nanchang
County
Shuijingzhuang (水镜庄)
Nanzhang Location of the seat in Hubei
Coordinates (Nanzhang government): 31°46′29″N 111°50′20″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hubei
Prefecture-level city	Xiangyang
Area [1]
• Total	3,859 km2 (1,490 sq mi)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	455,690
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website	www.hbnz.gov.cn

Administrative divisions

Ten towns:^[1][3][4]

• Chengguan (城关镇), Wu'an (武安镇), Jiuji (九集镇), Limiao (李庙镇), Changping (长坪镇), Xueping (薛坪镇), Banqiao (板桥镇), Xunjian (巡检镇), Donggong (东巩镇), and Xiaoyan (肖堰镇)

One other area:

• Qinghe (清河管理区)

Climate

Climate data for Nanzhang, elevation 151 m (495 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)	21.2 (70.2)	24.8 (76.6)	31.0 (87.8)	35.2 (95.4)	36.4 (97.5)	39.6 (103.3)	40.2 (104.4)	38.4 (101.1)	39.0 (102.2)	33.3 (91.9)	27.6 (81.7)	23.3 (73.9)	40.2 (104.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	7.7 (45.9)	11.0 (51.8)	16.4 (61.5)	22.6 (72.7)	27.2 (81.0)	30.3 (86.5)	32.0 (89.6)	31.3 (88.3)	27.3 (81.1)	22.3 (72.1)	15.9 (60.6)	10.0 (50.0)	21.2 (70.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	2.8 (37.0)	5.6 (42.1)	10.6 (51.1)	16.6 (61.9)	21.5 (70.7)	25.3 (77.5)	27.4 (81.3)	26.6 (79.9)	22.3 (72.1)	16.8 (62.2)	10.4 (50.7)	4.8 (40.6)	15.9 (60.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−0.8 (30.6)	1.4 (34.5)	5.8 (42.4)	11.3 (52.3)	16.3 (61.3)	20.7 (69.3)	23.7 (74.7)	22.9 (73.2)	18.4 (65.1)	12.6 (54.7)	6.3 (43.3)	1.0 (33.8)	11.6 (52.9)
Record low °C (°F)	−10.0 (14.0)	−11.4 (11.5)	−5.0 (23.0)	0.1 (32.2)	4.4 (39.9)	12.4 (54.3)	17.8 (64.0)	14.5 (58.1)	9.1 (48.4)	−0.8 (30.6)	−4.4 (24.1)	−12.6 (9.3)	−12.6 (9.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	19.3 (0.76)	23.7 (0.93)	43.6 (1.72)	70.0 (2.76)	106.0 (4.17)	107.5 (4.23)	165.5 (6.52)	164.8 (6.49)	85.5 (3.37)	68.9 (2.71)	36.5 (1.44)	16.2 (0.64)	907.5 (35.74)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	6.2	7.8	9.6	10.5	11.9	11.0	13.5	11.9	10.6	10.3	8.4	6.2	117.9
Average snowy days	4.6	3.2	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7	2.0	11.7
Average relative humidity (%)	74	73	71	73	72	77	82	81	78	77	78	74	76
Mean monthly sunshine hours	105.1	108.1	140.5	162.5	175.1	164.4	169.7	179.4	141.1	139.1	125.4	114.9	1,725.3
Percentage possible sunshine	33	34	38	42	41	39	39	44	39	40	40	37	39
Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6]