Guangping County (simplified Chinese: 广平县; traditional Chinese: 廣平縣; pinyin: Guǎngpíng Xiàn; lit. 'broad flatness' is a county of southern Hebei province, China. It is under the administration of Handan City, and as of 2020, has a population of 264,025 residing in an area of 320 km2 (120 sq mi).
Administrative divisions
There are 3 towns and 4 townships under the county's administration.
Towns:
- Guangping (广平镇), Pinggudian (平固店镇), Shengying (胜营镇)
Townships:
- Dongzhangmeng Township (东张孟乡), Shilipu Township (十里铺乡), Nanyangbao Township (南阳堡乡), Nanhancun Township (南韩村乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Guangping, elevation 49 m (161 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.7 (67.5) |
24.0 (75.2) |
29.4 (84.9) |
34.4 (93.9) |
39.1 (102.4) |
41.8 (107.2) |
40.6 (105.1) |
37.4 (99.3) |
37.7 (99.9) |
33.6 (92.5) |
27.3 (81.1) |
23.5 (74.3) |
41.8 (107.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.9 (39.0) |
8.3 (46.9) |
14.8 (58.6) |
21.2 (70.2) |
26.8 (80.2) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.1 (89.8) |
30.4 (86.7) |
27.0 (80.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
12.5 (54.5) |
5.6 (42.1) |
19.7 (67.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.9 (28.6) |
2.1 (35.8) |
8.5 (47.3) |
14.9 (58.8) |
20.6 (69.1) |
25.9 (78.6) |
27.1 (80.8) |
25.4 (77.7) |
20.7 (69.3) |
14.7 (58.5) |
6.5 (43.7) |
0.0 (32.0) |
13.7 (56.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.2 (20.8) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
3.0 (37.4) |
9.1 (48.4) |
14.7 (58.5) |
20.1 (68.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
15.8 (60.4) |
9.5 (49.1) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
8.8 (47.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −18.9 (−2.0) |
−15.9 (3.4) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
3.5 (38.3) |
7.8 (46.0) |
16.3 (61.3) |
12.5 (54.5) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−17.1 (1.2) |
−18.7 (−1.7) |
−18.9 (−2.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.3 (0.13) |
7.5 (0.30) |
10.1 (0.40) |
30.2 (1.19) |
39.5 (1.56) |
64.0 (2.52) |
137.0 (5.39) |
97.9 (3.85) |
47.6 (1.87) |
29.5 (1.16) |
16.7 (0.66) |
4.5 (0.18) |
487.8 (19.21) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 10.7 | 9.3 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 65.6 |
| Average snowy days | 2.9 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 10.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 63 | 59 | 56 | 63 | 66 | 61 | 78 | 83 | 77 | 69 | 70 | 67 | 68 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 147.5 | 160.4 | 212.9 | 236.9 | 263.0 | 234.5 | 210.0 | 213.6 | 196.8 | 191.6 | 159.7 | 149.2 | 2,376.1 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 48 | 52 | 57 | 60 | 60 | 54 | 48 | 52 | 53 | 56 | 53 | 50 | 54 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration all-time January high | |||||||||||||
