County in Sichuan, China
Meigu County (Chinese : 美姑县 ; Yi : ꂿꈬꑤ ) is a part of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in the south of Sichuan province. Located in the northeast of Liangshan Prefecture, it has a major concentration of the Nuosu or Yi people . The county is largely mountainous. It is a poor area and much of the land has been deforested in the past 50 years. [citation needed ]
Many bimo practitioner live in this county, and it is home to the Cultural Centre for Bimo Studies.
Administrative divisions
Meigu County comprises 7 towns and 11 townships .
Points of interest
Climate
Climate data for Meigu, elevation 1,944 m (6,378 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)
25.2 (77.4)
26.7 (80.1)
33.4 (92.1)
33.5 (92.3)
34.1 (93.4)
33.0 (91.4)
34.1 (93.4)
35.2 (95.4)
35.7 (96.3)
30.6 (87.1)
26.6 (79.9)
23.5 (74.3)
35.7 (96.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
10.9 (51.6)
15.5 (59.9)
19.9 (67.8)
23.1 (73.6)
24.6 (76.3)
24.8 (76.6)
27.1 (80.8)
26.8 (80.2)
23.5 (74.3)
18.9 (66.0)
16.3 (61.3)
11.3 (52.3)
20.2 (68.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)
3.5 (38.3)
6.8 (44.2)
10.6 (51.1)
14.3 (57.7)
16.8 (62.2)
18.5 (65.3)
20.3 (68.5)
19.9 (67.8)
17.3 (63.1)
13.2 (55.8)
9.3 (48.7)
4.7 (40.5)
12.9 (55.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
−0.3 (31.5)
1.8 (35.2)
5.1 (41.2)
9.0 (48.2)
12.1 (53.8)
14.8 (58.6)
16.3 (61.3)
15.9 (60.6)
13.8 (56.8)
10.2 (50.4)
5.7 (42.3)
1.3 (34.3)
8.8 (47.9)
Record low °C (°F)
−7.0 (19.4)
−8.2 (17.2)
−2.3 (27.9)
−0.4 (31.3)
4.7 (40.5)
9.3 (48.7)
9.8 (49.6)
8.5 (47.3)
5.4 (41.7)
3.1 (37.6)
−3.4 (25.9)
−5.4 (22.3)
−8.2 (17.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
9.0 (0.35)
5.7 (0.22)
25.7 (1.01)
55.5 (2.19)
96.3 (3.79)
171.8 (6.76)
161.4 (6.35)
121.6 (4.79)
103.8 (4.09)
59.0 (2.32)
15.9 (0.63)
3.9 (0.15)
829.6 (32.65)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
4.4
3.7
8.4
13.0
15.6
20.4
17.7
16.3
16.4
16.0
6.9
3.8
142.6
Average snowy days
6.6
4.0
2.5
0.3
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.0
4.2
18.6
Average relative humidity (%)
69
60
59
63
69
79
79
79
81
82
75
72
72
Mean monthly sunshine hours
144.1
171.6
205.3
196.8
178.2
121.6
158.2
160.7
117.3
106.3
138.9
126.7
1,825.7
Percent possible sunshine
44
54
55
51
42
29
37
40
32
30
44
40
42
Source: China Meteorological Administration [ 2] [ 3]
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