Barkam Town

Barkam is a town in and the seat of Barkam City, in the northwest of Sichuan province, People's Republic of China.

Barkam

马尔康镇 · འབར་ཁམས་རྡལ། · Muerkvua zhen
Overview of the town of Barkam
Barkam
Location in Sichuan
Coordinates: 31°54′07″N 102°13′03″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceSichuan
PrefectureNgawa
County-level cityBarkam
Postal code
624000
Area code(s)837
Barkam Town
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese马尔康
Traditional Chinese馬爾康
Tibetan name
Tibetanའབར་ཁམས།

Climate

Due to its elevation, Barkam lies in the transition between a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb) and humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb), with strong monsoonal influences; winters are frosty and summers warm with frequent rain. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −0.5 °C (31.1 °F) in December and January to 16.4 °C (61.5 °F) in July, while the annual mean is 8.75 °C (47.7 °F). Nearly two-thirds of the annual precipitation of 784 mm (30.9 in) occurs from June to September. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 36% in June to 65% in December, the town receives 2,133 hours of bright sunshine annually. Diurnal temperature variation is large, averaging 16.0 °C (28.8 °F) annually.

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