Changning County, Sichuan

Changning County 长宁县
County
Changning Location of the seat in Sichuan
Coordinates: 28°35′N 104°55′E
Country	China
Province	Sichuan
Prefecture-level city	Yibin
County seat	Changning
Area
• Total	975 km^2 (376 sq mi)
Elevation	278 m (912 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Total	339,972
• Density	350/km^2 (900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website	www.sccn.gov.cn

Changning County^ⓘ (simplified Chinese: 长宁县; traditional Chinese: 長寧縣; pinyin: Chángníng Xiàn; lit. 'long peace') is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Yibin City.

Administrative divisions

Changning County administers 13 towns:^[1]

• Changning 长宁镇
• Meidong 梅硐镇
• Shuanghe 双河镇
• Dongdi 硐底镇
• Huatan 花滩镇
• Zhuhai 竹海镇
• Laoweng 老翁镇
• Guhe 古河镇
• Longtou 龙头镇
• Tonggu 铜鼓镇
• Jingjiang 井江镇
• Tongluo 铜锣镇
• Meibai 梅白镇

Climate

Climate data for Changning, elevation 279 m (915 ft), (1991–2019 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	20.8 (69.4)	25.0 (77.0)	33.3 (91.9)	35.6 (96.1)	38.7 (101.7)	38.0 (100.4)	38.9 (102.0)	41.3 (106.3)	40.9 (105.6)	33.1 (91.6)	26.4 (79.5)	20.0 (68.0)	41.3 (106.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	10.9 (51.6)	14.1 (57.4)	19.1 (66.4)	25.0 (77.0)	28.0 (82.4)	29.9 (85.8)	33.0 (91.4)	33.0 (91.4)	28.0 (82.4)	22.3 (72.1)	17.8 (64.0)	12.2 (54.0)	22.8 (73.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	8.1 (46.6)	10.6 (51.1)	14.7 (58.5)	19.8 (67.6)	22.9 (73.2)	25.1 (77.2)	27.8 (82.0)	27.6 (81.7)	23.7 (74.7)	18.9 (66.0)	14.5 (58.1)	9.5 (49.1)	18.6 (65.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	6.3 (43.3)	8.3 (46.9)	11.8 (53.2)	16.3 (61.3)	19.4 (66.9)	22.0 (71.6)	24.2 (75.6)	24.0 (75.2)	21.0 (69.8)	16.8 (62.2)	12.5 (54.5)	7.9 (46.2)	15.9 (60.6)
Record low °C (°F)	−1.0 (30.2)	−0.9 (30.4)	1.5 (34.7)	7.0 (44.6)	10.9 (51.6)	15.3 (59.5)	17.5 (63.5)	18.4 (65.1)	14.5 (58.1)	7.0 (44.6)	2.2 (36.0)	−2.0 (28.4)	−2.0 (28.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	25.6 (1.01)	24.5 (0.96)	42.1 (1.66)	69.9 (2.75)	109.5 (4.31)	156.1 (6.15)	176.9 (6.96)	162.5 (6.40)	119.2 (4.69)	78.6 (3.09)	32.8 (1.29)	24.8 (0.98)	1,022.5 (40.25)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	13.3	10.9	13.6	13.8	15.3	17.3	13.8	12.9	15.2	17.8	12.9	13.2	170
Average snowy days	0.2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	0.4
Average relative humidity (%)	86	83	79	76	77	82	80	79	84	87	86	87	82
Mean monthly sunshine hours	29.1	44.4	82.1	116.4	117.4	102.4	161.6	165.6	88.4	48.7	44.8	26.5	1,027.4
Percent possible sunshine	9	14	22	30	28	25	38	41	24	14	14	8	22
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

References

1. 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：长宁县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
2. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
3. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.