Autonomous County in Qinghai, China
Menyuan Hui Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 门源回族自治县; traditional Chinese: 門源回族自治縣; pinyin: Ményuán Huízú Zìzhìxiàn, Xiao'erjing: مٍیُوًا خُوِذُو ذِجِشِیًا; Tibetan: སེམས་ཉིད་ཧུའེ་རིགས་རང་སྐྱོང་ཞན།) is a county in the northeast of Qinghai Province, China, bordering Gansu Province to the north. It is under the administration of Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. Menyuan is situated on the Datong River between the Qilian Mountains and Daban Mountains. Gangshiqia Peak rises dramatically in the north of the county. It used to be called Menyuan (亹源) in Chinese, with a different first character from the current name.
Administrative divisions
Haiyan County is made up of 4 towns, 7 townships, and 1 ethnic township:
Others:
- Menyuan Prison (门源监狱)
- Menyuan Stallion Ranch (门源种马场)
Climate
| Climate data for Menyuan, elevation 2,850 m (9,350 ft), (1991–2020 normals)
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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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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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−1.8
(28.8)
|
2.2
(36.0)
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6.6
(43.9)
|
11.8
(53.2)
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15.4
(59.7)
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18.5
(65.3)
|
20.7
(69.3)
|
20.1
(68.2)
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16.1
(61.0)
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10.5
(50.9)
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4.3
(39.7)
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−1.1
(30.0)
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10.3
(50.5)
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| Daily mean °C (°F)
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−12.0
(10.4)
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−7.6
(18.3)
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−2.0
(28.4)
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3.6
(38.5)
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7.7
(45.9)
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11.2
(52.2)
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13.2
(55.8)
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12.3
(54.1)
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8.4
(47.1)
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2.5
(36.5)
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−5.0
(23.0)
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−11.1
(12.0)
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1.8
(35.2)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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−19.5
(−3.1)
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−15.3
(4.5)
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−8.7
(16.3)
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−3.0
(26.6)
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1.2
(34.2)
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4.8
(40.6)
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6.8
(44.2)
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6.3
(43.3)
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3.1
(37.6)
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−3.0
(26.6)
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−11.3
(11.7)
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−18.1
(−0.6)
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−4.7
(23.5)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
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2.0
(0.08)
|
4.5
(0.18)
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16.4
(0.65)
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34.1
(1.34)
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67.5
(2.66)
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82.6
(3.25)
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89.2
(3.51)
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115.4
(4.54)
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83.9
(3.30)
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26.6
(1.05)
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5.7
(0.22)
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2.0
(0.08)
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529.9
(20.86)
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| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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3.3
|
4.4
|
9.1
|
10.4
|
14.4
|
17.8
|
17.4
|
17.9
|
16.8
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9.7
|
3.6
|
2.5
|
127.3
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| Average snowy days
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4.6
|
6.8
|
11.9
|
10.9
|
5.8
|
0.4
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0.1
|
0.2
|
1.1
|
7.3
|
5.0
|
3.7
|
57.8
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| Average relative humidity (%)
|
50
|
48
|
52
|
55
|
60
|
66
|
72
|
74
|
74
|
68
|
60
|
54
|
61
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| Mean monthly sunshine hours
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202.8
|
196.9
|
218.7
|
219.2
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225.0
|
209.9
|
212.6
|
198.3
|
170.8
|
202.2
|
214.3
|
204.8
|
2,475.5
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| Percent possible sunshine
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66
|
64
|
58
|
55
|
51
|
48
|
48
|
48
|
47
|
59
|
71
|
69
|
57
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| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]
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Transportation
See also
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