# Sinan County, Guizhou

Sinan County (simplified Chinese: 思南县; traditional Chinese: 思南縣; pinyin: Sīnán Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Tongren, in the northeast of Guizhou Province, China. The government is located in Sitang.

## Administrative divisions

Sinan County is divided into 3 subdistricts, 17 towns and 8 ethnic townships:

### subdistricts

* Sitang Subdistrict 思唐街道
* Guanzhongba Subdistrict 关中坝街道
* Shuangtang Subdistrict 双塘街道

### towns

* Tangtou Town 塘头镇
* Xujiaba Town 许家坝镇
* Dabachang Town 大坝场镇
* Wenjiadian Town 文家店镇
* Yingwuxi Town 鹦鹉溪镇
* Hepengxi Town 合朋溪镇
* Zhangjiazhai Town 张家寨镇
* Sunjiaba Town 孙家坝镇
* Qinggangpo Town 青杠坡镇
* Wengxi Town 瓮溪镇
* Liangshuijing Town 凉水井镇
* Shaojiaqiao Town 邵家桥镇
* Changba Town 长坝镇
* Banqiao Town 板桥镇
* Daheba Town 大河坝镇
* Xiangba Town 香坝镇
* Tingziba Town 亭子坝镇

### ethnic townships

* Silin Tujia and Miao Ethnic Township 思林土家族苗族乡
* Hujiawan Miao and Tujia Ethnic Township 胡家湾苗族土家族乡
* Kuanping Tujia and Miao Ethnic Township 宽坪土家族苗族乡
* Fengyun Tujia and Miao Ethnic Township 枫芸土家族苗族乡
* Sandao Tujia and Miao Ethnic Township 三道水土家族苗族乡
* Tianqiao Tujia and Miao Ethnic Township 天桥土家族苗族乡
* Xinglong Tujia and Miao Ethnic Township 兴隆土家族苗族乡
* Yangjia'ao Miao and Tujia Ethnic Township 杨家坳苗族土家族乡

## Climate

Climate data for Sinan, elevation 417 m (1,368 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) | 26.1 (79.0) | 31.4 (88.5) | 34.8 (94.6) | 35.1 (95.2) | 37.2 (99.0) | 37.5 (99.5) | 39.2 (102.6) | 39.9 (103.8) | 38.5 (101.3) | 34.5 (94.1) | 29.9 (85.8) | 23.5 (74.3) | 39.9 (103.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) | 12.3 (54.1) | 17.0 (62.6) | 22.8 (73.0) | 26.7 (80.1) | 29.3 (84.7) | 32.7 (90.9) | 32.9 (91.2) | 29.0 (84.2) | 22.6 (72.7) | 17.5 (63.5) | 11.7 (53.1) | 22.0 (71.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.5 (43.7) | 8.7 (47.7) | 12.6 (54.7) | 17.8 (64.0) | 21.7 (71.1) | 24.8 (76.6) | 27.6 (81.7) | 27.3 (81.1) | 23.9 (75.0) | 18.4 (65.1) | 13.6 (56.5) | 8.6 (47.5) | 17.6 (63.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.6 (40.3) | 6.4 (43.5) | 9.8 (49.6) | 14.6 (58.3) | 18.3 (64.9) | 21.6 (70.9) | 23.9 (75.0) | 23.5 (74.3) | 20.5 (68.9) | 15.9 (60.6) | 11.3 (52.3) | 6.6 (43.9) | 14.8 (58.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.7 (27.1) | −1.4 (29.5) | 0.5 (32.9) | 5.5 (41.9) | 10.4 (50.7) | 14.1 (57.4) | 17.7 (63.9) | 18.0 (64.4) | 12.6 (54.7) | 7.6 (45.7) | 0.7 (33.3) | −1.9 (28.6) | −2.7 (27.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 27.4 (1.08) | 25.5 (1.00) | 49.9 (1.96) | 110.4 (4.35) | 157.1 (6.19) | 200.5 (7.89) | 171.9 (6.77) | 123.7 (4.87) | 75.6 (2.98) | 100.5 (3.96) | 49.0 (1.93) | 22.3 (0.88) | 1,113.8 (43.86) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.0 | 10.5 | 13.5 | 15.9 | 16.8 | 15.3 | 12.4 | 11.8 | 9.8 | 14.1 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 152.7 |
| Average snowy days | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 74 | 73 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 76 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 27.6 | 37.9 | 63.9 | 83.7 | 98.7 | 94.2 | 168.6 | 178.4 | 125.6 | 75.5 | 60.7 | 39.3 | 1,054.1 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 8 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 40 | 44 | 34 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 23 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||