Chishui City

Chishui (Chinese: 赤水; pinyin: Chìshǔi) is a county-level city of Guizhou Province, China, bordering Sichuan to the north and west. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zunyi.

Chishui
赤水市
Chishui
Location of the city center in Guizhou
Chishui
Chishui (Southwest China)
Coordinates (Chishui municipal government): 28°35′25″N 105°41′51″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuizhou
Prefecture-level cityZunyi
Area
  Total1,882.57 km2 (726.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total237,029
  Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

The city has a total area of 1,801 km², and in 2007, it had a population of 300,000.

Climate

Climate data for Chishui
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 10.7
(51.3)
13.0
(55.4)
18.3
(64.9)
23.5
(74.3)
26.9
(80.4)
28.9
(84.0)
32.6
(90.7)
32.7
(90.9)
27.5
(81.5)
21.7
(71.1)
16.9
(62.4)
11.9
(53.4)
22.1
(71.7)
Average low °C (°F) 6.1
(43.0)
7.7
(45.9)
11.1
(52.0)
15.2
(59.4)
18.6
(65.5)
21.1
(70.0)
23.7
(74.7)
23.4
(74.1)
20.2
(68.4)
16.2
(61.2)
11.8
(53.2)
7.6
(45.7)
15.2
(59.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 33.9
(1.33)
30.6
(1.20)
50.5
(1.99)
87.3
(3.44)
155.8
(6.13)
180.8
(7.12)
191.7
(7.55)
165.6
(6.52)
127.8
(5.03)
99.5
(3.92)
60.8
(2.39)
37.4
(1.47)
1,221.7
(48.09)
Source: National Meteorological Center of CMA


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