Kelan County 
    岢岚县 Kolan  | |
|---|---|
![]() Location in Xinzhou  | |
![]() Kelan Location of the seat in Shanxi  | |
| Coordinates: 38°44′41″N 111°34′45″E / 38.74472°N 111.57917°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China | 
| Province | Shanxi | 
| Prefecture-level city | Xinzhou | 
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) | 
Kelan County (simplified Chinese: 岢岚县; traditional Chinese: 岢嵐縣; pinyin: Kělán Xiàn) is a county in Xinzhou Prefecture, in the northwest of Shanxi Province, China. The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center is located in this county.
Area: 1,984 km2 (766 sq mi).
Population: 80,000
Postal Code: 036300
Telephone Area Code: 0350
The county government is located in Lanyi town.
Climate
| Climate data for Kelan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | 
| Record high °C (°F) | 13.4 (56.1)  | 
18.4 (65.1)  | 
26.7 (80.1)  | 
31.9 (89.4)  | 
31.8 (89.2)  | 
37.3 (99.1)  | 
36.2 (97.2)  | 
32.8 (91.0)  | 
33.0 (91.4)  | 
25.9 (78.6)  | 
20.9 (69.6)  | 
15.0 (59.0)  | 
37.3 (99.1)  | 
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.7 (28.9)  | 
2.3 (36.1)  | 
8.7 (47.7)  | 
16.2 (61.2)  | 
21.9 (71.4)  | 
25.9 (78.6)  | 
27.1 (80.8)  | 
25.2 (77.4)  | 
20.7 (69.3)  | 
14.3 (57.7)  | 
6.5 (43.7)  | 
−0.6 (30.9)  | 
13.9 (57.0)  | 
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.9 (14.2)  | 
−5.5 (22.1)  | 
1.3 (34.3)  | 
8.7 (47.7)  | 
14.8 (58.6)  | 
19.2 (66.6)  | 
21.1 (70.0)  | 
19.2 (66.6)  | 
13.9 (57.0)  | 
7.0 (44.6)  | 
−0.9 (30.4)  | 
−8.3 (17.1)  | 
6.7 (44.1)  | 
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.2 (2.8)  | 
−11.8 (10.8)  | 
−5.0 (23.0)  | 
1.7 (35.1)  | 
7.6 (45.7)  | 
12.7 (54.9)  | 
15.8 (60.4)  | 
14.1 (57.4)  | 
8.4 (47.1)  | 
1.3 (34.3)  | 
−6.4 (20.5)  | 
−14.1 (6.6)  | 
0.7 (33.2)  | 
| Record low °C (°F) | −29.1 (−20.4)  | 
−27.6 (−17.7)  | 
−20.9 (−5.6)  | 
−11.7 (10.9)  | 
−3.7 (25.3)  | 
0.1 (32.2)  | 
6.0 (42.8)  | 
4.5 (40.1)  | 
−4.4 (24.1)  | 
−12.0 (10.4)  | 
−23.8 (−10.8)  | 
−30.7 (−23.3)  | 
−30.7 (−23.3)  | 
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.1 (0.08)  | 
3.6 (0.14)  | 
7.8 (0.31)  | 
23.5 (0.93)  | 
37.8 (1.49)  | 
62.1 (2.44)  | 
114.8 (4.52)  | 
114.7 (4.52)  | 
61.0 (2.40)  | 
30.1 (1.19)  | 
10.7 (0.42)  | 
2.6 (0.10)  | 
470.8 (18.54)  | 
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.0 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 7.6 | 10.6 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 10.4 | 6.9 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 84.8 | 
| Average snowy days | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 30.3 | 
| Average relative humidity (%) | 54 | 50 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 63 | 67 | 65 | 60 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 202.8 | 197.1 | 235.9 | 253.4 | 278.7 | 256.4 | 243.1 | 230.5 | 216.1 | 220.2 | 200.4 | 194.0 | 2,728.6 | 
| Percent possible sunshine | 66 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 63 | 58 | 54 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 67 | 66 | 62 | 
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[1][2] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
- Xinbao Expressway
 - Railway between Kelan and Taiyuan
 - China National Highway 209
 
References
- ↑ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
 - ↑ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
 
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