Pingyuan County, Guangdong

Pingyuan

平远县
Pingyun; Pingyün; Pingyüan
Pingyuan 平远县 Pingyun; Pingyün; Pingyüan
County
	Pingyuan County in Meizhou
	Meizhou in Guangdong
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guangdong
Prefecture-level city	Meizhou
Area
• Total	1,381 km2 (533 sq mi)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	190,482
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China standard)
Website	www.pingyuan.gov.cn

Pingyuan County (postal: Pingyun; simplified Chinese: 平远县; traditional Chinese: 平遠縣; pinyin: Píngyuǎn Xiàn, Hakka: Phin-yen) is a county in the northeast of Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Meizhou City.

Geography

Pingyuan County is located in the northeast of Guangdong province, on the border between Guangdong, Jiangxi and Fujian province. It was founded in the Ming Dynasty Jiajing in the 42nd year (year 1863). Because it is located between Wuping (in Fujian) and Anyuan County (in Jiangxi), it was named ‘Pingyuan’.

Pingyuan County is under the jurisdiction of Mei County which is known as the home of standard Hakka. The total area of Pingyuan is 1381 square kilometers. Now it has 12 towns with a population of 250 thousand.

Climate

Climate data for Pingyuan, elevation 201 m (659 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)	28.3 (82.9)	29.9 (85.8)	32.7 (90.9)	34.8 (94.6)	36.1 (97.0)	37.6 (99.7)	39.0 (102.2)	38.7 (101.7)	37.4 (99.3)	35.8 (96.4)	34.5 (94.1)	29.8 (85.6)	39.0 (102.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	17.7 (63.9)	19.3 (66.7)	21.9 (71.4)	26.2 (79.2)	29.5 (85.1)	31.8 (89.2)	33.9 (93.0)	33.5 (92.3)	31.9 (89.4)	28.8 (83.8)	24.6 (76.3)	19.5 (67.1)	26.6 (79.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	11.5 (52.7)	13.6 (56.5)	16.7 (62.1)	21.2 (70.2)	24.6 (76.3)	26.9 (80.4)	28.3 (82.9)	27.8 (82.0)	26.4 (79.5)	22.8 (73.0)	18.1 (64.6)	13.1 (55.6)	20.9 (69.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	7.5 (45.5)	9.8 (49.6)	13.1 (55.6)	17.5 (63.5)	21.1 (70.0)	23.5 (74.3)	24.3 (75.7)	24.1 (75.4)	22.5 (72.5)	18.4 (65.1)	13.6 (56.5)	8.7 (47.7)	17.0 (62.6)
Record low °C (°F)	−2.5 (27.5)	−0.2 (31.6)	−0.2 (31.6)	7.5 (45.5)	14.4 (57.9)	17.0 (62.6)	19.1 (66.4)	20.6 (69.1)	14.8 (58.6)	7.1 (44.8)	0.3 (32.5)	−3.8 (25.2)	−3.8 (25.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	58.6 (2.31)	84.2 (3.31)	153.8 (6.06)	195.6 (7.70)	256.0 (10.08)	289.3 (11.39)	177.6 (6.99)	214.5 (8.44)	124.8 (4.91)	40.5 (1.59)	42.8 (1.69)	42.1 (1.66)	1,679.8 (66.13)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	8.1	11.0	16.6	15.9	18.3	19.6	15.0	16.6	11.6	5.0	5.8	6.7	150.2
Average snowy days	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
Average relative humidity (%)	73	76	80	80	81	82	77	80	77	71	71	70	77
Mean monthly sunshine hours	130.6	103.3	95.2	103.5	126.0	144.8	219.6	202.5	192.6	196.7	170.3	157.7	1,842.8
Percentage possible sunshine	39	32	25	27	31	35	53	51	53	55	52	48	42
Source: China Meteorological Administration^[1]^[2]