# Xincai County

Xincai County (Chinese: 新蔡县; pinyin: Xīncài Xiàn; postal: Sintsai) is a county in the southeast of Henan province, China, bordering Anhui province to the northeast and east. It is the easternmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Zhumadian. Xincai was one of the early locations of the Cai state during the Spring and Autumn period.

## Administrative divisions

Xincai county administers three subdistricts, ten towns, one ethnic town and nine townships.
| Name | Chinese (S) | Hanyu Pinyin |
| ;Subdistricts | | |
| Gulü Subdistrict | 古吕街道 | gǔ lǚ jiēdào |
| Jinshi Subdistrict | 今是街道 | jīn shì jiēdào |
| Yueliangwan Subdistrict | 月亮湾街道 | yuèliàng wān jiēdào |
| ;Towns | | |
| Zhuandian | 砖店镇 | zhuān diàn |
| Chendian | 陈店镇 | chén diàn |
| Fogesi | 佛阁寺镇 | fú gé sì |
| Liancun | 练村镇 | liàn cūn |
| Tangcun | 棠村 | táng cūn |
| Hanji | 韩集镇 | hán jí |
| Longkou | 龙口镇 | lóngkǒu |
| Huanglou | 黄楼镇 | huáng lóu |
| Sunzhao | 孙召镇 | sūn zhào |
| Yudian | 孙召镇 | yú diàn |
| ;Ethnic towns | | |
| Liqiao Hui Town | 李桥回族镇 | lǐ qiáo huízú zhèn |
| ;Townships | | |
| Hewu Township | 河坞乡 | hé wù xiāng |
| Guanjin Township | 关津乡 | guān jīn xiāng |
| Songgang Township | 宋岗乡 | sòng gǎng xiāng |
| Dungang Township | 顿岗乡 | dùn gǎng xiāng |
| Jiantou Township | 涧头乡 | jiàn tóu xiāng |
| Yangzhuanghu Township | 杨庄户乡 | yáng zhuānghù xiāng |
| Huazhuang Township | 化庄乡 | huà zhuāng xiāng |
| Licheng Township | 栎城乡 | lì chéng xiāng |
| Mituosi Township | 弥陀寺乡 | mítuó sì xiāng |

## Climate

Climate data for Xincai, elevation 38 m (125 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) | 21.1 (70.0) | 26.5 (79.7) | 28.3 (82.9) | 32.5 (90.5) | 37.3 (99.1) | 40.9 (105.6) | 41.4 (106.5) | 38.3 (100.9) | 39.1 (102.4) | 39.2 (102.6) | 28.4 (83.1) | 21.4 (70.5) | 41.4 (106.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) | 10.1 (50.2) | 15.2 (59.4) | 21.5 (70.7) | 27.0 (80.6) | 30.9 (87.6) | 32.0 (89.6) | 31.0 (87.8) | 27.5 (81.5) | 22.6 (72.7) | 15.5 (59.9) | 9.0 (48.2) | 20.7 (69.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.8 (35.2) | 4.8 (40.6) | 9.7 (49.5) | 15.7 (60.3) | 21.1 (70.0) | 25.5 (77.9) | 27.6 (81.7) | 26.5 (79.7) | 22.3 (72.1) | 16.8 (62.2) | 10.0 (50.0) | 3.9 (39.0) | 15.5 (59.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.0 (28.4) | 0.6 (33.1) | 4.9 (40.8) | 10.3 (50.5) | 15.8 (60.4) | 20.9 (69.6) | 23.9 (75.0) | 23.1 (73.6) | 18.3 (64.9) | 12.3 (54.1) | 5.6 (42.1) | −0.1 (31.8) | 11.1 (52.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17.5 (0.5) | −13.3 (8.1) | −7.7 (18.1) | −0.9 (30.4) | 4.0 (39.2) | 11.8 (53.2) | 17.6 (63.7) | 14.3 (57.7) | 7.5 (45.5) | 0.8 (33.4) | −8.4 (16.9) | −17.2 (1.0) | −17.5 (0.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 24.9 (0.98) | 31.8 (1.25) | 52.5 (2.07) | 61.9 (2.44) | 98.5 (3.88) | 161.4 (6.35) | 185.5 (7.30) | 143.6 (5.65) | 78.9 (3.11) | 58.6 (2.31) | 44.3 (1.74) | 20.9 (0.82) | 962.8 (37.9) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.1 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 9.7 | 9.4 | 11.8 | 11.4 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 5.4 | 101.3 |
| Average snowy days | 4.5 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 11 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 71 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 81 | 83 | 78 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 74 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 110.1 | 116.0 | 150.4 | 180.6 | 179.9 | 170.5 | 183.7 | 169.5 | 145.9 | 144.3 | 135.7 | 124.6 | 1,811.2 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 34 | 37 | 40 | 46 | 42 | 40 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 41 | 44 | 40 | 41 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||