Yiyang County, Jiangxi

Yiyang
弋阳县
Iyang
County
Location in Jiangxi
Location in Jiangxi
Coordinates: 28°22′41″N 117°26′59″E
Country People's Republic of China
Province Jiangxi
Prefecture-level city Shangrao
Area
 • Total 1,580 km2 (610 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 428,000
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
334400

Yiyang (simplified Chinese: 弋阳县; traditional Chinese: 弋陽縣; pinyin: Yìyáng Xiàn) is a county located in the center of the prefecture-level city of Shangrao, in the northeast of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. In 1999 it had a population of 359,164 inhabitants.

Administrative divisions

At present, Yiyang County has 1 subdistrict, 9 towns and 5 townships.

1 subdistrict
  • Taoyuan (桃源街道)
9 towns
  • Caoxi (曹溪镇)
  • Qigong (漆工镇)
  • Zhangshudun (樟树墩镇)
  • Nanyan (南岩镇)
  • Zhukeng (朱坑镇)
  • Guifeng (圭峰镇)
  • Dieshan (叠山镇)
  • Gangkou (港口镇)
  • Yijiang (弋江镇)
5 townships
  • Zhongfan (中畈乡)
  • Gexi (葛溪乡)
  • Wanli (湾里乡)
  • Qinghu (清湖乡)
  • Xuguang (旭光乡)

Climate

Climate data for Yiyang (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 26.4
(79.5) 		30.0
(86.0) 		35.4
(95.7) 		35.3
(95.5) 		37.0
(98.6) 		38.6
(101.5) 		41.4
(106.5) 		41.1
(106.0) 		39.4
(102.9) 		38.9
(102.0) 		32.5
(90.5) 		26.2
(79.2) 		41.4
(106.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 10.8
(51.4) 		13.8
(56.8) 		17.6
(63.7) 		23.8
(74.8) 		28.3
(82.9) 		30.6
(87.1) 		34.7
(94.5) 		34.4
(93.9) 		30.9
(87.6) 		26.0
(78.8) 		19.8
(67.6) 		13.5
(56.3) 		23.7
(74.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.6
(43.9) 		9.1
(48.4) 		12.7
(54.9) 		18.5
(65.3) 		23.2
(73.8) 		26.0
(78.8) 		29.5
(85.1) 		29.0
(84.2) 		25.6
(78.1) 		20.5
(68.9) 		14.5
(58.1) 		8.6
(47.5) 		18.7
(65.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.7
(38.7) 		5.8
(42.4) 		9.3
(48.7) 		14.7
(58.5) 		19.5
(67.1) 		22.7
(72.9) 		25.5
(77.9) 		25.3
(77.5) 		21.9
(71.4) 		16.4
(61.5) 		10.7
(51.3) 		5.1
(41.2) 		15.1
(59.1)
Record low °C (°F) −6.1
(21.0) 		−4.1
(24.6) 		−2.2
(28.0) 		3.4
(38.1) 		9.8
(49.6) 		13.6
(56.5) 		19.4
(66.9) 		20.0
(68.0) 		13.9
(57.0) 		4.0
(39.2) 		−1.5
(29.3) 		−11.2
(11.8) 		−11.2
(11.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 95.4
(3.76) 		118.6
(4.67) 		225.0
(8.86) 		254.8
(10.03) 		267.1
(10.52) 		430.3
(16.94) 		204.7
(8.06) 		144.0
(5.67) 		78.2
(3.08) 		51.8
(2.04) 		107.8
(4.24) 		77.3
(3.04) 		2,055
(80.91)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 14.7 13.7 18.5 17.2 16.8 17.9 11.9 12.5 9.2 8.1 10.0 11.2 161.7
Average snowy days 2.2 1.4 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 4.7
Average relative humidity (%) 78 77 78 77 77 81 75 76 75 73 76 76 77
Mean monthly sunshine hours 82.3 86.7 92.9 122.4 142.9 132.5 230.9 217.5 178.8 161.6 129.5 120.1 1,698.1
Percent possible sunshine 25 27 25 32 34 32 55 54 49 46 41 38 38
Source: China Meteorological Administration

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