Maqên County

Maqên County
County
Chinese transcription(s)
  Chinese 玛沁县
  Pinyin Mǎqìn Xiàn

Peak Amne Machin, the highest peak of the mountain range of the same name
Coordinates: 34°30′55″N 99°42′29″E / 34.5154°N 99.708°E / 34.5154; 99.708
Country China
Province Qinghai
Prefecture Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Elevation 3,700 m (12,140 ft)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)

Maqên County (རྨ་ཆེན་) is a county of Qinghai Province, China. It is under the administration of Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.

Administrative divisions

Maqên is divided into 2 towns and 6 townships:

Climate

Maqên County has a alpine subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc)

Climate data for Maqên County
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 10.1
(50.2)
12.8
(55)
17.8
(64)
21.9
(71.4)
22.5
(72.5)
24.5
(76.1)
26.3
(79.3)
25.1
(77.2)
25.2
(77.4)
21.5
(70.7)
12.8
(55)
10.9
(51.6)
26.3
(79.3)
Average high °C (°F) −0.5
(31.1)
1.6
(34.9)
5.4
(41.7)
9.5
(49.1)
12.6
(54.7)
14.8
(58.6)
17.0
(62.6)
17.0
(62.6)
14.1
(57.4)
9.1
(48.4)
4.1
(39.4)
0.7
(33.3)
8.78
(47.82)
Daily mean °C (°F) −11.9
(10.6)
−8.8
(16.2)
−4.0
(24.8)
0.9
(33.6)
5.0
(41)
8.2
(46.8)
10.2
(50.4)
9.5
(49.1)
6.4
(43.5)
0.9
(33.6)
−6.3
(20.7)
−11.1
(12)
−0.08
(31.86)
Average low °C (°F) −21.4
(−6.5)
−17.7
(0.1)
−11.6
(11.1)
−6.2
(20.8)
−1.3
(29.7)
2.7
(36.9)
4.6
(40.3)
3.6
(38.5)
1.1
(34)
−4.5
(23.9)
−13.8
(7.2)
−20.2
(−4.4)
−7.06
(19.3)
Record low °C (°F) −33.1
(−27.6)
−31.9
(−25.4)
−29.1
(−20.4)
−20.0
(−4)
−12.8
(9)
−6.0
(21.2)
−4.0
(24.8)
−5.5
(22.1)
−7.5
(18.5)
−17.8
(0)
−26.6
(−15.9)
−33.1
(−27.6)
−33.1
(−27.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2.8
(0.11)
4.3
(0.169)
8.2
(0.323)
19.4
(0.764)
55.3
(2.177)
99.4
(3.913)
115.1
(4.531)
92.5
(3.642)
79.5
(3.13)
32.1
(1.264)
3.5
(0.138)
1.6
(0.063)
513.7
(20.224)
Source: China Meteorological Administration,[1]

See also

Coordinates: 34°32′N 99°48′E / 34.533°N 99.800°E / 34.533; 99.800

References


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