County in Sichuan, China
Dechang County (Chinese: 德昌县; Yi: ꄓꍣꑤ; Lisu: ꓔꓷ-ꓛ ꓫꓯ) is a county of southern Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture.
Administrative divisions
Dechang County comprises 2 subdistrict, 8 towns, and 2 ethnic townships.
Climate
Climate data for Dechang, elevation 1,380 m (4,530 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
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Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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Record high °C (°F)
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25.1 (77.2)
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28.1 (82.6)
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33.4 (92.1)
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34.9 (94.8)
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37.3 (99.1)
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37.1 (98.8)
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35.1 (95.2)
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34.4 (93.9)
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34.5 (94.1)
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30.5 (86.9)
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27.4 (81.3)
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24.0 (75.2)
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37.3 (99.1)
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Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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18.7 (65.7)
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21.5 (70.7)
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25.5 (77.9)
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28.4 (83.1)
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29.4 (84.9)
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28.2 (82.8)
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28.2 (82.8)
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28.6 (83.5)
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25.7 (78.3)
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23.4 (74.1)
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21.1 (70.0)
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18.2 (64.8)
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24.7 (76.6)
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Daily mean °C (°F)
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10.8 (51.4)
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13.3 (55.9)
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17.1 (62.8)
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20.2 (68.4)
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22.3 (72.1)
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22.7 (72.9)
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22.9 (73.2)
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22.8 (73.0)
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20.5 (68.9)
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17.7 (63.9)
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14.1 (57.4)
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10.9 (51.6)
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17.9 (64.3)
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Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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5.0 (41.0)
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6.9 (44.4)
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10.2 (50.4)
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13.5 (56.3)
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16.7 (62.1)
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18.7 (65.7)
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19.5 (67.1)
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19.0 (66.2)
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17.2 (63.0)
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14.2 (57.6)
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9.5 (49.1)
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5.9 (42.6)
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13.0 (55.5)
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Record low °C (°F)
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−2.8 (27.0)
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−0.6 (30.9)
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0.6 (33.1)
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5.0 (41.0)
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8.2 (46.8)
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12.1 (53.8)
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13.7 (56.7)
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13.3 (55.9)
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9.8 (49.6)
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7.7 (45.9)
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−0.3 (31.5)
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−2.2 (28.0)
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−2.8 (27.0)
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Average precipitation mm (inches)
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5.2 (0.20)
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4.7 (0.19)
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13.0 (0.51)
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23.9 (0.94)
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75.5 (2.97)
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218.7 (8.61)
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232.3 (9.15)
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203.5 (8.01)
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188.7 (7.43)
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87.0 (3.43)
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14.1 (0.56)
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5.6 (0.22)
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1,072.2 (42.22)
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Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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2.4
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2.7
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4.6
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7.4
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12.4
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19.6
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20.4
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18.0
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18.2
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12.9
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4.3
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2.2
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125.1
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Average snowy days
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0.4
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0.4
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0.1
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0.2
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1.1
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Average relative humidity (%)
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54
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47
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44
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48
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57
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74
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80
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79
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81
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77
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69
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64
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65
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Mean monthly sunshine hours
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222.2
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221.4
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255.1
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255.8
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222.3
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144.1
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146.9
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164.2
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111.2
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131.9
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177.9
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192.3
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2,245.3
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Percent possible sunshine
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67
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70
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68
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66
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53
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35
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35
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41
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31
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37
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56
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60
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52
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Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]
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