# Jinzhou, Hebei

Jinzhou (simplified Chinese: 晋州; traditional Chinese: 晉州; pinyin: Jìnzhōu; lit. 'Jin Prefecture') is a county-level city of Hebei Province, North China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Shijiazhuang, capital of Hebei. Until November 1991, it was known as Jin County (simplified Chinese: 晋县; traditional Chinese: 晉縣; pinyin: Jìn Xiàn).
Jinzhou is located in central Hebei province, 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of Shijiazhuang. It covers an area of 619 square kilometers, and as of 2010 census, has a population of about 537,700. It consists of nine towns and one township, as well as 224 villages.
Jinzhou has a recorded history of at least 2500 years. It was the hometown of Wei Zheng (魏征), a well-known and well-respected historical figure and official of early Tang dynasty. It is also, according to the Chinese government, the "duck pear town" (鸭梨之乡).

## Administrative divisions

There are 9 towns and 1 township:
* Jinzhou (晋州镇)
* Zongshizhuang (总十庄镇)
* Yingli (营里镇)
* Taoyuan (桃园镇)
* Dongzhuosu (东卓宿镇)
* Mayu (马于镇)
* Xiaoqiao (小樵镇)
* Huaishu (槐树镇)
* Donglizhuang (东里庄镇)
* Zhoujiazhuang Township (周家庄乡)

## Climate

Climate data for Jinzhou, elevation 42 m (138 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) | 16.8 (62.2) | 24.0 (75.2) | 32.2 (90.0) | 33.8 (92.8) | 39.0 (102.2) | 40.5 (104.9) | 42.6 (108.7) | 36.8 (98.2) | 36.1 (97.0) | 32.6 (90.7) | 26.3 (79.3) | 20.4 (68.7) | 42.6 (108.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) | 7.6 (45.7) | 14.7 (58.5) | 21.9 (71.4) | 27.6 (81.7) | 32.1 (89.8) | 32.4 (90.3) | 30.7 (87.3) | 27.0 (80.6) | 20.6 (69.1) | 11.4 (52.5) | 4.6 (40.3) | 19.5 (67.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.9 (28.6) | 1.7 (35.1) | 8.4 (47.1) | 15.5 (59.9) | 21.5 (70.7) | 26.2 (79.2) | 27.6 (81.7) | 26.1 (79.0) | 21.3 (70.3) | 14.6 (58.3) | 6.1 (43.0) | −0.3 (31.5) | 13.9 (57.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.0 (21.2) | −2.7 (27.1) | 3.2 (37.8) | 9.8 (49.6) | 15.7 (60.3) | 20.8 (69.4) | 23.4 (74.1) | 22.2 (72.0) | 16.9 (62.4) | 9.9 (49.8) | 2.0 (35.6) | −3.9 (25.0) | 9.3 (48.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17.8 (0.0) | −17.3 (0.9) | −8.8 (16.2) | −1.3 (29.7) | 4.2 (39.6) | 10.8 (51.4) | 16.7 (62.1) | 13.3 (55.9) | 6.0 (42.8) | −3.8 (25.2) | −15.7 (3.7) | −22.8 (−9.0) | −22.8 (−9.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.0 (0.08) | 5.0 (0.20) | 8.7 (0.34) | 24.2 (0.95) | 33.4 (1.31) | 54.2 (2.13) | 114.9 (4.52) | 114.2 (4.50) | 44.6 (1.76) | 23.9 (0.94) | 13.3 (0.52) | 3.1 (0.12) | 441.5 (17.37) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 8.0 | 11.2 | 9.8 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 63.4 |
| Average snowy days | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 9.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 54 | 50 | 48 | 53 | 57 | 59 | 72 | 76 | 70 | 64 | 64 | 59 | 61 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 152.3 | 162.8 | 213.6 | 229.2 | 253.5 | 221.8 | 182.5 | 193.4 | 190.3 | 176.2 | 150.6 | 148.3 | 2,274.5 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 50 | 53 | 57 | 58 | 57 | 50 | 41 | 46 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 51 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## Transport

* G1811 Huanghua–Shijiazhuang Expressway
* China National Highway 307
* Shijiazhuang–Dezhou Railroad