# Zhaoyang, Zhaotong

Zhaoyang District (Chinese: 昭阳区; pinyin: Zhāoyáng Qū) is the only district and the seat of the city of Zhaotong, in the northeast of Yunnan Province, China. It borders the provinces of Guizhou to the southeast and Sichuan to the west.

## Administrative divisions

Zhaoyang County has 3 subdistricts, 10 towns, 3 townships and 4 ethnic townships.

### 3 subdistricts

* Fenghuang (凤凰街道)
* Longquan (龙泉街道)
* Miaoba (太平街道)

### 10 towns

| Jiupu (旧圃镇) Yongfeng (永丰镇) Beizha (北闸镇) Panhe (盘河镇) Jing'an (靖安镇) | Sayu (洒渔镇) Leju (乐居镇) Sujiayuan (苏家院镇) Dashanbao (大山包镇) Yanshan (炎山镇) |

### 3 townships

* Sujia (苏甲乡)
* Dazhaizi (大寨子乡)
* Tianba (田坝乡)

### 4 ethnic townships

| Buga Hui Ethnic Township (布嘎回族乡) Shouwang Hui Ethnic Township (守望回族乡) | Xiaolongdong Hui and Yi Ethnic Township (小龙洞回族彝族乡) Qinggangling Hui and Yi Ethnic Township (青岗岭回族彝族乡) |

## Climate

Climate data for Zhaoyang District, Zhaotong, elevation 1,950 m (6,400 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) | 24.7 (76.5) | 25.9 (78.6) | 30.3 (86.5) | 31.2 (88.2) | 33.6 (92.5) | 32.5 (90.5) | 32.7 (90.9) | 31.5 (88.7) | 33.3 (91.9) | 28.5 (83.3) | 25.1 (77.2) | 23.2 (73.8) | 33.6 (92.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.1 (50.2) | 13.1 (55.6) | 17.5 (63.5) | 21.1 (70.0) | 23.1 (73.6) | 24.0 (75.2) | 25.5 (77.9) | 25.3 (77.5) | 22.4 (72.3) | 17.7 (63.9) | 15.3 (59.5) | 10.5 (50.9) | 18.8 (65.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) | 5.3 (41.5) | 9.1 (48.4) | 13.4 (56.1) | 16.3 (61.3) | 18.3 (64.9) | 20.0 (68.0) | 19.5 (67.1) | 16.8 (62.2) | 12.3 (54.1) | 8.5 (47.3) | 3.7 (38.7) | 12.1 (53.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.4 (29.5) | 0.8 (33.4) | 4.2 (39.6) | 8.7 (47.7) | 12.0 (53.6) | 14.8 (58.6) | 16.3 (61.3) | 15.8 (60.4) | 13.3 (55.9) | 9.4 (48.9) | 4.6 (40.3) | 0.1 (32.2) | 8.2 (46.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −8.4 (16.9) | −8.7 (16.3) | −6.9 (19.6) | −2.7 (27.1) | −0.1 (31.8) | 7.4 (45.3) | 7.5 (45.5) | 7.0 (44.6) | 3.6 (38.5) | −0.8 (30.6) | −5.5 (22.1) | −10.4 (13.3) | −10.4 (13.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8.5 (0.33) | 9.6 (0.38) | 16.6 (0.65) | 29.3 (1.15) | 57.2 (2.25) | 128.3 (5.05) | 153.3 (6.04) | 125.2 (4.93) | 77.2 (3.04) | 55.1 (2.17) | 12.4 (0.49) | 5.3 (0.21) | 678 (26.69) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.4 | 5.9 | 7.0 | 9.3 | 12.7 | 17.7 | 17.1 | 16.7 | 15.2 | 14.1 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 131.8 |
| Average snowy days | 9.1 | 6.5 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 5.3 | 25.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 70 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 77 | 76 | 74 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 140.6 | 154.3 | 193.3 | 196.4 | 178.2 | 123.2 | 151.5 | 159.2 | 129.0 | 103.2 | 143.4 | 125.0 | 1,797.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 43 | 49 | 52 | 51 | 43 | 30 | 36 | 40 | 35 | 29 | 45 | 39 | 41 |
| Source 1: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather China ||||||||||||||
Climate data for Dashanbao Town, Zhaoyang District (1991–2018 normals) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) | 8.1 (46.6) | 11.9 (53.4) | 14.9 (58.8) | 16.5 (61.7) | 16.8 (62.2) | 17.8 (64.0) | 17.5 (63.5) | 15.5 (59.9) | 11.8 (53.2) | 9.4 (48.9) | 6.5 (43.7) | 12.7 (54.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.5 (31.1) | 1.6 (34.9) | 4.9 (40.8) | 8.3 (46.9) | 10.8 (51.4) | 12.5 (54.5) | 13.8 (56.8) | 13.4 (56.1) | 11.3 (52.3) | 7.7 (45.9) | 3.9 (39.0) | 0.7 (33.3) | 7.4 (45.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.6 (20.1) | −5.0 (23.0) | −2.0 (28.4) | 1.6 (34.9) | 5.1 (41.2) | 8.2 (46.8) | 9.9 (49.8) | 9.2 (48.6) | 7.1 (44.8) | 3.6 (38.5) | −1.6 (29.1) | −5.1 (22.8) | 2.0 (35.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6.0 (0.24) | 7.4 (0.29) | 19.4 (0.76) | 48.8 (1.92) | 88.0 (3.46) | 186.5 (7.34) | 172.9 (6.81) | 147.8 (5.82) | 135.6 (5.34) | 73.6 (2.90) | 13.7 (0.54) | 4.8 (0.19) | 904.5 (35.61) |
| Source: Baidu ||||||||||||||