Songming County

Songming County (Chinese: 嵩明县; pinyin: Sōngmíng Xiàn) is a county under the jurisdiction of Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province, China. It is famous for the Yanglin Fat Liquor and the Dian Opera. It borders Malong District to the east, Yiliang County, Kunming and Guandu District to the south, Panlong District, Wuhua District and Fumin County to the west and Xundian County to the north.^[1] It is located in the northeast of Kunming.

Songming County 嵩明县
County
Location of Songming County (red) and Kunming City (pink) within Yunnan
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Yunnan
Prefecture-level city	Kunming
Established	1956
Area
• Total	1,357 km2 (524 sq mi)
Population  (2020 census)
• Total	410,929
• Density	300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (CST)
Postal code	651700
Area code	0871
Website	www.smlm.gov.cn

Administrative divisions

Songming County is divided into two subdistricts and three towns.^[2]

Subdistricts

Songyang (嵩阳街道), Yangqiao (杨桥街道)

Towns

Xiaojie (小街镇), Yanglin (杨林镇), Niulanjiang (牛栏江镇)

Transport

• China National Highway 213

Economy of Songming County

• Songming Yanglin Industrial Development Zone^[3]

Climate

Climate data for Songming, elevation 1,916 m (6,286 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	24.6 (76.3)	26.7 (80.1)	29.2 (84.6)	31.2 (88.2)	33.0 (91.4)	32.1 (89.8)	31.1 (88.0)	31.6 (88.9)	30.6 (87.1)	27.2 (81.0)	25.3 (77.5)	23.5 (74.3)	33.0 (91.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	15.7 (60.3)	17.9 (64.2)	21.6 (70.9)	24.4 (75.9)	25.2 (77.4)	25.1 (77.2)	24.7 (76.5)	24.9 (76.8)	23.2 (73.8)	20.7 (69.3)	18.3 (64.9)	15.5 (59.9)	21.4 (70.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	7.8 (46.0)	9.8 (49.6)	13.4 (56.1)	16.6 (61.9)	18.9 (66.0)	20.0 (68.0)	19.9 (67.8)	19.4 (66.9)	17.7 (63.9)	15.1 (59.2)	11.2 (52.2)	8.0 (46.4)	14.8 (58.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	1.9 (35.4)	3.5 (38.3)	6.6 (43.9)	9.9 (49.8)	13.6 (56.5)	16.2 (61.2)	16.6 (61.9)	16.0 (60.8)	14.2 (57.6)	11.4 (52.5)	6.2 (43.2)	2.9 (37.2)	9.9 (49.9)
Record low °C (°F)	−6.2 (20.8)	−4.4 (24.1)	−7.2 (19.0)	−0.4 (31.3)	2.8 (37.0)	7.5 (45.5)	10.2 (50.4)	8.1 (46.6)	4.2 (39.6)	2.0 (35.6)	−5.2 (22.6)	−15.8 (3.6)	−15.8 (3.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	22.5 (0.89)	12.4 (0.49)	19.6 (0.77)	27.3 (1.07)	89.6 (3.53)	191.6 (7.54)	213.5 (8.41)	188.7 (7.43)	124.4 (4.90)	84.9 (3.34)	30.2 (1.19)	12.7 (0.50)	1,017.4 (40.06)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	5.1	4.9	5.9	7.4	12.2	17.6	20.4	19.4	16.2	13.4	6.1	4.5	133.1
Average snowy days	1.9	1.1	0.4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	0.7	4.3
Average relative humidity (%)	67	60	55	56	65	78	83	82	82	81	75	73	71
Mean monthly sunshine hours	197.2	196.5	231.7	230.9	188.7	113.4	98.8	117.3	96.4	109.6	166.5	172.8	1,919.8
Percentage possible sunshine	59	61	62	60	46	28	24	29	26	31	51	53	44
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]