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Ninglang Yi Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 宁蒗彝族自治县; traditional Chinese: 寧蒗彝族自治縣; pinyin: Nínglàng Yízú Zìzhìxiàn; Yi: ꆀꆿꆈꌠꊨꏦꏱꅉꑤ, nip lat nuo su zyt jie jux dde xiep) is located in the northwest of Yunnan province, China, bordering Sichuan province to the north, east and northeast. It is under the administration of Lijiang City. The county is home to the Mosuo people, who lived under the quasi-independent Chiefdom of Yongning until abolished in 1956. Ninglang Luguhu Airport is located in the county.
Ninglang County is located in the northwest of Yunnan and borders Yanbian County and Yanyuan County to the east and northeast, Yongsheng County and Huaping County to the south and southeast, Gucheng District to the southwest, Yulong County to the west and Muli County of Sichuan to the north.
Ninglang Yi Autonomous County has 2 subdistricts, 3 towns, 10 townships and 1 ethnic township.[2]
| Climate data for Ninglang, elevation 2,241 m (7,352 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 24.6 (76.3) |
26.7 (80.1) |
27.8 (82.0) |
30.0 (86.0) |
31.4 (88.5) |
30.8 (87.4) |
32.5 (90.5) |
30.6 (87.1) |
29.9 (85.8) |
27.0 (80.6) |
25.3 (77.5) |
23.8 (74.8) |
32.5 (90.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.5 (59.9) |
17.6 (63.7) |
20.2 (68.4) |
23.2 (73.8) |
24.8 (76.6) |
25.3 (77.5) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.6 (76.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
21.6 (70.9) |
18.2 (64.8) |
15.7 (60.3) |
21.2 (70.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) |
6.5 (43.7) |
9.8 (49.6) |
13.3 (55.9) |
17.2 (63.0) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.1 (66.4) |
18.5 (65.3) |
16.9 (62.4) |
13.5 (56.3) |
8.3 (46.9) |
4.5 (40.1) |
12.6 (54.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.9 (23.2) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
0.6 (33.1) |
4.3 (39.7) |
10.3 (50.5) |
14.7 (58.5) |
15.5 (59.9) |
14.7 (58.5) |
13.1 (55.6) |
8.1 (46.6) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
5.9 (42.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −9.7 (14.5) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
2.7 (36.9) |
8.5 (47.3) |
8.9 (48.0) |
8.7 (47.7) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−9.7 (14.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.7 (0.19) |
3.7 (0.15) |
9.6 (0.38) |
18.5 (0.73) |
62.8 (2.47) |
160.5 (6.32) |
244.5 (9.63) |
200.5 (7.89) |
138.1 (5.44) |
47.8 (1.88) |
12.1 (0.48) |
1.7 (0.07) |
904.5 (35.63) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 11.5 | 17.1 | 23.0 | 21.8 | 18.3 | 10.1 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 119.7 |
| Average snowy days | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 60 | 55 | 54 | 56 | 62 | 74 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 78 | 74 | 68 | 69 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 248.5 | 235.3 | 249.3 | 242.9 | 217.4 | 163.3 | 129.3 | 136.1 | 131.5 | 184.6 | 210.5 | 239.2 | 2,387.9 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 75 | 74 | 67 | 63 | 52 | 40 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 52 | 66 | 74 | 55 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
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