Xilin County

Xilin
西林县 · Sihlinz Yen
County
Xilin is located in Guangxi
Xilin
Xilin
Location of the seat in Guangxi
Coordinates: 24°29′23″N 105°05′38″E / 24.48972°N 105.09389°E / 24.48972; 105.09389
CountryChina
Autonomous regionGuangxi
Prefecture-level cityBaise
County seatBada
Area
 • Total
2,955 km2 (1,141 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
142,098
 • Density48.09/km2 (124.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
533500

Xilin County (Chinese: 西林县; pinyin: Xīlín Xiàn; Zhuang: Sihlinz Yen) is a county in the northwest of Guangxi, China, bordering Yunnan province to the south and west and Guizhou to the north. It is the westernmost county-level division of the autonomous region and is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Baise.

Geography

Xilin is located in western Guangxi. It borders Tianlin County to the east, Qiubei county, Guangnan County and Funing County, Yunnan to the south, Luoping County and Shizong County, Yunnan to the west, and Longlin County and Xingyi, Guizhou to the north.

Administrative divisions

Xilin County is divided into 4 towns, 1 township and 3 ethnic townships:

towns
township
ethnic townships

Climate

Climate data for Xilin, elevation 726 m (2,382 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 31.6
(88.9)		 34.4
(93.9)		 37.6
(99.7)		 38.8
(101.8)		 41.0
(105.8)		 38.9
(102.0)		 37.2
(99.0)		 36.5
(97.7)		 36.4
(97.5)		 35.9
(96.6)		 33.0
(91.4)		 31.2
(88.2)		 41.0
(105.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 15.9
(60.6)		 19.7
(67.5)		 24.0
(75.2)		 29.1
(84.4)		 30.8
(87.4)		 31.0
(87.8)		 31.3
(88.3)		 31.2
(88.2)		 29.5
(85.1)		 25.9
(78.6)		 22.4
(72.3)		 17.7
(63.9)		 25.7
(78.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 10.6
(51.1)		 13.3
(55.9)		 17.2
(63.0)		 21.9
(71.4)		 24.4
(75.9)		 25.6
(78.1)		 25.9
(78.6)		 25.3
(77.5)		 23.7
(74.7)		 20.5
(68.9)		 16.4
(61.5)		 12.2
(54.0)		 19.8
(67.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 7.5
(45.5)		 9.1
(48.4)		 12.6
(54.7)		 16.8
(62.2)		 19.8
(67.6)		 21.9
(71.4)		 22.4
(72.3)		 21.8
(71.2)		 20.0
(68.0)		 17.3
(63.1)		 12.8
(55.0)		 9.0
(48.2)		 15.9
(60.6)
Record low °C (°F) −0.1
(31.8)		 1.0
(33.8)		 0.7
(33.3)		 7.2
(45.0)		 8.5
(47.3)		 14.4
(57.9)		 16.4
(61.5)		 15.7
(60.3)		 11.9
(53.4)		 6.2
(43.2)		 1.1
(34.0)		 −2.3
(27.9)		 −2.3
(27.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 22.7
(0.89)		 18.3
(0.72)		 27.9
(1.10)		 47.8
(1.88)		 140.8
(5.54)		 215.8
(8.50)		 197.0
(7.76)		 157.8
(6.21)		 97.8
(3.85)		 63.7
(2.51)		 32.8
(1.29)		 21.3
(0.84)		 1,043.7
(41.09)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 10.9 9.7 8.9 9.7 12.9 16.5 17.4 15.8 11.2 10.5 7.4 7.3 138.2
Average snowy days 0.4 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.6
Average relative humidity (%) 79 74 70 68 70 78 79 80 78 79 79 78 76
Mean monthly sunshine hours 74.1 98.6 130.4 170.8 183.2 149.4 166.3 169.2 147.4 118.7 114.7 87.8 1,610.6
Percentage possible sunshine 22 31 35 45 44 37 40 42 40 33 35 27 36
Source: China Meteorological Administrationall-time October record

Ethnic groups

The following ethnic groups and subgroups are found in Xilin county:

References

  1. ↑ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：西林县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
  2. ↑ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  3. ↑ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "【气温】今天广东、广西、贵州、云南、海南，共48个国家级气象站，打破10月最高气温纪录。比如广东佛山（南海）36.8℃、惠州（惠阳）36.1℃、东莞35.9℃、中山35.7℃、广西南宁36.5℃、崇左36.7℃、玉林36.1℃、海南澄迈36.7℃、云南广南32.5℃。" (in Simplified Chinese). weatherman_信欣 on Weibo. Retrieved 1 October 2026.