Area 15,385 km² | Time zone China Standard (UTC+8) | |
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Country People's Republic of China | ||
Darlag County (Tibetan: དར་ལག་རྫོང; Chinese: 达日县) is a county of southeastern Qinghai province, China, bordering Sichuan to the south. It is under the administration of Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. The county seat is in the Town of Gyümai (Jimai).
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Map of Darlag, Golog, Qinghai, China
Geography
With an elevation of around 3,970 metres (13,020 ft), Darlag County has an alpine climate (Köppen EH), with long, very cold and winters, and short, rainy, cool summers. Average low temperatures are below freezing from mid September to late May; however, due to the wide diurnal temperature variation, average highs are only below freezing from mid/late November thru early March. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 47% in June to 70% in November, the county seat receives 2,467 hours of bright sunshine annually. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −12.6 °C (9.3 °F) in January to 9.2 °C (48.6 °F) in July, while the annual mean is −0.94 °C (30.3 °F). Over 70% of the annual precipitation of 545 mm (21.5 in) is delivered from June to September.