# Xuyong County

Xuyong County (simplified Chinese: 叙永县; traditional Chinese: 敘永縣; pinyin: Xùyǒng Xiàn) is a county in the southeast of Sichuan Province, China, bordering the provinces of Guizhou to the south and Yunnan to the west. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Luzhou. The county covers 2,977 km$^2$ (1,149 sq mi) with a population of 688,200 in 2007.

## Administrative divisions

Xuyong County comprises 18 towns and 5 ethnic townships:

### towns

* Xuyong Town (叙永镇)
* Jiangmen Town (江门镇)
* Maling Town (马岭镇)
* Tianchi Town (天池镇)
* Shuiwei Town (水尾镇)
* Lianghe Town (两河镇)
* Luobu Town (落卜镇)
* Houshan Town (后山镇)
* Fenshui Town (分水镇)
* Moni Town (摩尼镇)
* Chishui Town (赤水镇)
* Longfeng Town (龙凤镇)
* Zhengdong Town (正东镇)
* Guanxing Town (观兴镇)
* Xianglin Town (向林镇)
* Macheng Town (麻城镇)
* Dashi Town (大石镇)
* Huangni Town (黄坭镇)

### ethnic townships

* Hele Miao Ethnic Township (合乐苗族乡, Wuab Lob Hmongb Xangb)
* Baila Miao Ethnic Township (白腊苗族乡)
* Jiancao Miao Ethnic Township (枧槽苗族乡, Lob Hmongb Xangb Hangd Ynaf)
* Shuiliao Yi Ethnic Township (水潦彝族乡, ꎶꆂꆈꌠꑣ)
* Shixiangzi Yi Ethnic Township (石厢子彝族乡)

## Climate

Climate data for Xuyong, elevation 378 m (1,240 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) | 20.9 (69.6) | 27.7 (81.9) | 37.0 (98.6) | 36.4 (97.5) | 40.3 (104.5) | 40.3 (104.5) | 41.0 (105.8) | 43.5 (110.3) | 42.9 (109.2) | 34.1 (93.4) | 29.5 (85.1) | 21.8 (71.2) | 43.5 (110.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.9 (51.6) | 14.0 (57.2) | 19.0 (66.2) | 24.5 (76.1) | 27.6 (81.7) | 29.5 (85.1) | 33.0 (91.4) | 33.2 (91.8) | 28.1 (82.6) | 21.9 (71.4) | 17.8 (64.0) | 12.2 (54.0) | 22.6 (72.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.1 (46.6) | 10.4 (50.7) | 14.4 (57.9) | 19.2 (66.6) | 22.4 (72.3) | 24.6 (76.3) | 27.6 (81.7) | 27.5 (81.5) | 23.5 (74.3) | 18.4 (65.1) | 14.3 (57.7) | 9.4 (48.9) | 18.3 (65.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.3 (43.3) | 8.1 (46.6) | 11.4 (52.5) | 15.7 (60.3) | 18.8 (65.8) | 21.4 (70.5) | 23.8 (74.8) | 23.7 (74.7) | 20.6 (69.1) | 16.3 (61.3) | 12.1 (53.8) | 7.6 (45.7) | 15.5 (59.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −0.4 (31.3) | 0.5 (32.9) | 1.4 (34.5) | 6.7 (44.1) | 10.4 (50.7) | 15.0 (59.0) | 16.7 (62.1) | 17.2 (63.0) | 13.9 (57.0) | 6.1 (43.0) | 3.0 (37.4) | −1.5 (29.3) | −1.5 (29.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 38.2 (1.50) | 31.1 (1.22) | 55.4 (2.18) | 82.6 (3.25) | 131.5 (5.18) | 182.0 (7.17) | 157.5 (6.20) | 168.4 (6.63) | 108.5 (4.27) | 95.0 (3.74) | 48.3 (1.90) | 39.1 (1.54) | 1,137.6 (44.78) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 16.9 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 14.9 | 16.0 | 18.2 | 14.5 | 13.1 | 14.9 | 19.3 | 14.5 | 15.7 | 187 |
| Average snowy days | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 80 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 80 | 76 | 74 | 80 | 85 | 84 | 85 | 80 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 36.3 | 46.8 | 85.5 | 121.5 | 124.9 | 112.0 | 185.3 | 189.8 | 114.1 | 59.7 | 60.5 | 37.5 | 1,173.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 11 | 15 | 23 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 44 | 47 | 31 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 26 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administrationall-time extreme temperature ||||||||||||||