Weining Yi, Hui, and Miao Autonomous County

      Weining County
      威宁县
      —  County  —
      威宁彝族回族苗族自治县
      Weining Yi Hui and Miao Autonomous County
      Coordinates: 26°51′36″N 104°16′48″E / 26.86000°N 104.28000°E / 26.86000; 104.28000Coordinates: 26°51′36″N 104°16′48″E / 26.86000°N 104.28000°E / 26.86000; 104.28000
      Country People's Republic of China
      Province Guizhou
      Prefecture-level city Bijie
      Area
       • Total 9,296 km2 (3,589 sq mi)
      Population (2002)
       • Total 1,080,000
       • Density Bad rounding here120/km2 (Bad rounding here300/sq mi)
      Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
      Postal code 553100
      Website gzweining.gov.cn

      Weining Yi Hui and Miao Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 威宁彝族回族苗族自治县; traditional Chinese: 威寧彝族回族苗族自治縣; pinyin: Wēiníng Yízú Huízú Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn) is a county of Guizhou, China. It is under the administration of Bijie City.

      Notable attractions include Majie Ethnic Yi Village (马街彝族村寨).

      Climate

      Climate data for Weining City (1971−2000)
      Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
      Average high °C (°F) 8.5
      (47.3)      		 9.7
      (49.5)      		 15.4
      (59.7)      		 18.9
      (66)      		 20.0
      (68)      		 20.9
      (69.6)      		 22.1
      (71.8)      		 21.7
      (71.1)      		 18.9
      (66)      		 15.4
      (59.7)      		 12.2
      (54)      		 9.9
      (49.8)      		 16.1
      (61)
      Average low °C (°F) −1.8
      (28.8)      		 0.0
      (32)      		 2.9
      (37.2)      		 7.4
      (45.3)      		 10.3
      (50.5)      		 13.0
      (55.4)      		 14.5
      (58.1)      		 14.1
      (57.4)      		 11.5
      (52.7)      		 7.9
      (46.2)      		 3.7
      (38.7)      		 0.2
      (32.4)      		 7.0
      (44.6)
      Precipitation mm (inches) 12.5
      (0.492)      		 11.0
      (0.433)      		 17.3
      (0.681)      		 38.6
      (1.52)      		 92.0
      (3.622)      		 177.0
      (6.969)      		 175.4
      (6.906)      		 148.9
      (5.862)      		 123.2
      (4.85)      		 60.6
      (2.386)      		 26.6
      (1.047)      		 7.0
      (0.276)      		 890.1
      (35.044)
      Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 13.4 13.1 11.6 14.0 18.0 20.7 19.0 18.4 17.5 17.7 12.5 11.5 187.4
      Source: Weather China
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