Yuping Dong Autonomous County (Chinese: 玉屏侗族自治县; pinyin: Yùpíng dòngzú Zìzhìxiàn) is an autonomous county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Tongren, in the east of Guizhou Province, China, bordering Hunan Province to the southeast.

The county produces a special instrument "Yuping Flute" (玉屏箫笛).

Administrative divisions

Map including Yuping (labeled as YÜ-P'ING (Walled) 玉屏) (AMS, 1954)

Yuping is divided into 4 subdistricts, 3 towns and 1 townships:[2]

  • Pingxi Subdistrict (平溪街道)
  • Zaojiaoping Subdistrict (皂角坪街道)
  • Mayintang Subdistrict (麻音塘街道)
  • Dalong Subdistrict (大龙街道)
  • Zhujiachang Town (朱家场镇)
  • Tianping Town (田坪镇)
  • Xindian Town (新店镇)
  • Yayu Township (亚鱼乡)

Climate

Climate data for Yuping, elevation 395 m (1,296 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) 26.7
(80.1)
32.2
(90.0)
36.5
(97.7)
36.7
(98.1)
37.5
(99.5)
37.8
(100.0)
38.9
(102.0)
39.7
(103.5)
38.8
(101.8)
35.2
(95.4)
32.4
(90.3)
24.0
(75.2)
39.7
(103.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.7
(47.7)
11.8
(53.2)
16.3
(61.3)
22.7
(72.9)
26.6
(79.9)
29.5
(85.1)
32.5
(90.5)
32.4
(90.3)
28.5
(83.3)
22.4
(72.3)
17.2
(63.0)
11.3
(52.3)
21.7
(71.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.4
(41.7)
7.7
(45.9)
11.7
(53.1)
17.3
(63.1)
21.4
(70.5)
24.7
(76.5)
27.2
(81.0)
26.7
(80.1)
23.0
(73.4)
17.7
(63.9)
12.6
(54.7)
7.4
(45.3)
16.9
(62.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.2
(37.8)
5.2
(41.4)
8.7
(47.7)
13.7
(56.7)
17.8
(64.0)
21.5
(70.7)
23.4
(74.1)
22.9
(73.2)
19.5
(67.1)
14.7
(58.5)
9.7
(49.5)
4.9
(40.8)
13.8
(56.8)
Record low °C (°F) −4.4
(24.1)
−4.1
(24.6)
−1.0
(30.2)
3.5
(38.3)
7.8
(46.0)
13.1
(55.6)
15.8
(60.4)
16.0
(60.8)
12.3
(54.1)
2.3
(36.1)
−1.0
(30.2)
−3.5
(25.7)
−4.4
(24.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 45.1
(1.78)
45.7
(1.80)
84.5
(3.33)
123.3
(4.85)
176.4
(6.94)
189.7
(7.47)
166.8
(6.57)
115.5
(4.55)
85.6
(3.37)
90.8
(3.57)
59.9
(2.36)
38.1
(1.50)
1,221.4
(48.09)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 13.7 13.4 17.5 16.7 17.4 16.2 13.4 12.1 10.0 13.5 11.1 11.1 166.1
Average snowy days 4.6 2.5 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.7 9.3
Average relative humidity (%) 80 79 80 79 80 82 78 78 78 81 80 78 79
Mean monthly sunshine hours 36.4 45.1 62.6 88.4 105.1 102.2 171.5 174.4 125.2 84.4 73.7 57.4 1,126.4
Percent possible sunshine 11 14 17 23 25 25 41 43 34 24 23 18 25
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

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