# Jinyang County

Jinyang County (Chinese: 金阳县; Yi: ꏠꑸꑤ) is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture.

## Administrative divisions

Jinyang County comprises 9 towns and 6 townships.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Yi | Romanized Yi | Administrative division code |
| Towns ||||||
| Tiandiba Town | 天地坝镇 | Tiāndìbà Zhèn | ꄟꄃꀡꍔ | tie dip bap zhep | 513430100 |
| Pailai Town | 派来镇 | Pàilái Zhèn | ꀸꅽꍔ | pit nit zhep | 513430101 |
| Lugao Town | 芦稿镇 | Lúgǎo Zhèn | ꇑꇨꍔ | lup guo zhep | 513430102 |
| Duiping Town | 对坪镇 | Duìpíng Zhèn | ꄐꀻꍔ | dop pip zhep | 513430103 |
| Nanwa Town | 南瓦镇 | Nánwǎ Zhèn | ꇂꃬꍔ | lap va zhep | 513430104 |
| Baicaopo Town | 百草坡镇 | Bǎicǎopō Zhèn | ꀙꊻꁈꍔ | bip cuo po zhep | 513430105 |
| Luojue Town | 洛觉镇 | Luòjué Zhèn | ꇅꐦꍔ | luo jjop zhep | 513430106 |
| Dexi Town | 德溪镇 | Déxī Zhèn | ꄆꐔꍔ | diep qy zhep | 513430107 |
| Bingdi Town | 丙底镇 | Bǐngdǐ Zhèn | ꀘꅓꍔ | bi ndi zhep | 513430108 |
| Townships ||||||
| Reshuihe Township | 热水河乡 | Rèshuǐhé Xiāng | | | 513430201 |
| Jiayi Township | 甲依乡 | Jiǎyī Xiāng | ꏦꒉꑣ | jie yy xie | 513430206 |
| Jijue Township | 基觉乡 | Jījué Xiāng | ꏸꐦꑣ | jy jjop xie | 513430210 |
| Xiaoyinmu Township | 小银木乡 | Xiǎoyínmù Xiāng | ꑦꑾꃅꑣ | xuo yox mu xie | 513430211 |
| Qingsong Township | 青松乡 | Qīngsōng Xiāng | ꏼꌗꑣ | qit sot xie | 513430214 |
| Shanjiang Township | 山江乡 | Shānjiāng Xiāng | ꎭꏦꑣ | sha jie xie | 513430217 |

## Climate

Climate data for Jinyang, elevation 1,093 m (3,586 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 13.3 (55.9) | 17.9 (64.2) | 22.8 (73.0) | 26.5 (79.7) | 29.3 (84.7) | 28.8 (83.8) | 30.8 (87.4) | 30.8 (87.4) | 26.9 (80.4) | 22.5 (72.5) | 19.5 (67.1) | 14.1 (57.4) | 23.6 (74.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.2 (46.8) | 11.2 (52.2) | 15.7 (60.3) | 19.5 (67.1) | 22.5 (72.5) | 23.2 (73.8) | 24.8 (76.6) | 24.7 (76.5) | 21.7 (71.1) | 17.7 (63.9) | 14.0 (57.2) | 9.5 (49.1) | 17.7 (63.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.2 (41.4) | 7.1 (44.8) | 11.2 (52.2) | 14.9 (58.8) | 18.1 (64.6) | 19.7 (67.5) | 21.0 (69.8) | 20.9 (69.6) | 18.6 (65.5) | 15.0 (59.0) | 11.0 (51.8) | 6.8 (44.2) | 14.1 (57.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.7 (0.22) | 5.5 (0.22) | 18.4 (0.72) | 34.1 (1.34) | 68.6 (2.70) | 151.7 (5.97) | 176.6 (6.95) | 123.8 (4.87) | 102.7 (4.04) | 49.2 (1.94) | 9.6 (0.38) | 2.7 (0.11) | 748.6 (29.46) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.2 | 2.4 | 7.4 | 9.7 | 11.1 | 17.5 | 15.9 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 12.1 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 113.2 |
| Average snowy days | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 60 | 53 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 72 | 73 | 71 | 76 | 76 | 67 | 63 | 65 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 104.7 | 133.9 | 162.8 | 157.1 | 150.1 | 103.1 | 143.3 | 153.0 | 102.9 | 88.3 | 110.8 | 90.9 | 1,500.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 32 | 42 | 44 | 41 | 36 | 25 | 34 | 38 | 28 | 25 | 35 | 28 | 34 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||
Climate data for Jinyang, elevation 1,452 m (4,764 ft), (1981–2010 normals) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 24.6 (76.3) | 28.1 (82.6) | 32.7 (90.9) | 35.4 (95.7) | 38.0 (100.4) | 37.4 (99.3) | 35.6 (96.1) | 36.2 (97.2) | 37.1 (98.8) | 31.3 (88.3) | 27.4 (81.3) | 23.0 (73.4) | 38.0 (100.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.1 (52.0) | 13.8 (56.8) | 19.0 (66.2) | 24.1 (75.4) | 26.1 (79.0) | 26.4 (79.5) | 28.0 (82.4) | 28.1 (82.6) | 24.2 (75.6) | 19.7 (67.5) | 16.7 (62.1) | 12.0 (53.6) | 20.8 (69.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) | 8.6 (47.5) | 12.8 (55.0) | 17.7 (63.9) | 20.5 (68.9) | 21.8 (71.2) | 23.4 (74.1) | 23.3 (73.9) | 19.9 (67.8) | 15.8 (60.4) | 12.3 (54.1) | 7.8 (46.0) | 15.9 (60.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.9 (39.0) | 5.4 (41.7) | 8.8 (47.8) | 13.4 (56.1) | 16.5 (61.7) | 18.5 (65.3) | 20.1 (68.2) | 19.8 (67.6) | 17.0 (62.6) | 13.4 (56.1) | 9.8 (49.6) | 5.3 (41.5) | 12.7 (54.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.1 (26.4) | −2.8 (27.0) | −1.3 (29.7) | 3.5 (38.3) | 6.0 (42.8) | 11.9 (53.4) | 13.7 (56.7) | 14.3 (57.7) | 9.6 (49.3) | 5.0 (41.0) | −0.1 (31.8) | −3.8 (25.2) | −3.8 (25.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6.0 (0.24) | 9.2 (0.36) | 18.5 (0.73) | 34.4 (1.35) | 80.7 (3.18) | 151.7 (5.97) | 178.3 (7.02) | 133.6 (5.26) | 107.9 (4.25) | 54.2 (2.13) | 15.7 (0.62) | 4.8 (0.19) | 795 (31.3) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 66 | 63 | 60 | 59 | 64 | 75 | 78 | 75 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 69 | 70 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center ||||||||||||||