# Pingbian Miao Autonomous County

Pingbian Miao Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 屏边苗族自治县; traditional Chinese: 屏邊苗族自治縣; pinyin: Píngbiān Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn; Hmong: Pinx Binb Hmongb Zif Zhif Xenf) is a county located in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture in the southeast of Yunnan province, China. Its seat is located only 21 kilometres (13 mi) from the border with Lào Cai Province, Vietnam.

## Administrative divisions

Pingbian Miao Autonomous County has 4 towns and 3 townships.

### 4 towns

| Yuping (玉屏镇) Xinxian (新现镇) | Heping (和平镇) Baihe (白河镇) |

### 3 townships

* Baiyun (白云乡)
* Xinhua (新华乡)
* Wantang (湾塘乡)

## Climate

Pingbian County has a mild subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb) influenced by its elevation, with short, mild, dry winters and warm, humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 9.2 °C (48.6 °F) in January to 21.3 °C (70.3 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 16.3 °C (61.3 °F). The greatest rainfall tends to occur during the summer; spring is the sunniest season.
Climate data for Pingbian, elevation 1,414 m (4,639 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 23.3 (73.9) | 27.1 (80.8) | 29.0 (84.2) | 30.6 (87.1) | 31.5 (88.7) | 29.8 (85.6) | 30.7 (87.3) | 31.0 (87.8) | 30.1 (86.2) | 27.6 (81.7) | 26.9 (80.4) | 23.2 (73.8) | 31.5 (88.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 13.6 (56.5) | 16.0 (60.8) | 20.2 (68.4) | 23.6 (74.5) | 25.0 (77.0) | 25.8 (78.4) | 25.5 (77.9) | 25.6 (78.1) | 24.2 (75.6) | 21.0 (69.8) | 18.4 (65.1) | 14.6 (58.3) | 21.1 (70.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.5 (49.1) | 11.4 (52.5) | 14.8 (58.6) | 18.1 (64.6) | 20.3 (68.5) | 21.6 (70.9) | 21.3 (70.3) | 21.1 (70.0) | 19.7 (67.5) | 17.2 (63.0) | 13.9 (57.0) | 10.4 (50.7) | 16.6 (61.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.0 (44.6) | 8.6 (47.5) | 11.5 (52.7) | 14.7 (58.5) | 17.2 (63.0) | 19.0 (66.2) | 18.8 (65.8) | 18.4 (65.1) | 17.2 (63.0) | 15.0 (59.0) | 11.3 (52.3) | 7.9 (46.2) | 13.9 (57.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −0.8 (30.6) | 0.0 (32.0) | −1.7 (28.9) | 3.6 (38.5) | 9.6 (49.3) | 12.8 (55.0) | 13.8 (56.8) | 14.0 (57.2) | 9.9 (49.8) | 6.2 (43.2) | 2.3 (36.1) | −1.4 (29.5) | −1.7 (28.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 37.1 (1.46) | 28.6 (1.13) | 56.8 (2.24) | 98.2 (3.87) | 155.1 (6.11) | 232.5 (9.15) | 325.7 (12.82) | 303.7 (11.96) | 174.2 (6.86) | 93.2 (3.67) | 53.8 (2.12) | 34.0 (1.34) | 1,592.9 (62.73) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 14.5 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 17.6 | 21.5 | 22.8 | 21.7 | 17.3 | 14.7 | 10.5 | 10.9 | 193.1 |
| Average snowy days | 0.2 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 90 | 86 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 88 | 86 | 88 | 86 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 95.6 | 114.2 | 148.6 | 179.2 | 179.5 | 130.7 | 116.5 | 133.1 | 121.2 | 92.3 | 122.3 | 102.1 | 1,535.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 28 | 36 | 40 | 47 | 44 | 32 | 28 | 34 | 33 | 26 | 37 | 31 | 35 |
| Source 1: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather China ||||||||||||||

## Transportation

The narrow-gauge Kunming–Hai Phong Railway crosses Pingbian County. This railway's famous Faux Namti Bridge is located north of the county's Wantang Township (湾塘乡).