Garze topographic map
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About this map
Name: Garze topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Location: Garze, Garzê County, Kardze, Sichuan, 626700, China (31.46445 99.83086 31.78445 100.15086)
Average elevation: 13,688 ft
Minimum elevation: 10,817 ft
Maximum elevation: 18,599 ft
Due to its elevation, Garzê County has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb) and subarctic climate, with cold but very dry winters, and warm summers with frequent rain. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −3.9 °C (25.0 °F) in January to 14.2 °C (57.6 °F) in July, while the annual mean is 5.93 °C (42.7 °F). Over two-thirds of the annual precipitation of 646 mm (25.4 in) occurs from June thru September. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 49% in July to 74% in November and December, the county seat receives abundant, outside of summer, sunshine, totalling 2,620 hours annually. The diurnal temperature variation is large, averaging 14.5 °C (26.1 °F) annually.