:Pingliang

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Pingliang ranges in latitude from 34° 54' to 35° 46' N and in longitude from 105° 20' to 107° 51' E. Bordering prefecture-level cities are Xianyang (Shaanxi) to the east, Baoji (Shaanxi) and Tianshui to the south, Dingxi and Baiyin to the west, and Guyuan (Ningxia) and Qingyang to the north. It is located on the Loess Plateau with elevations ranging from {{convert|890|to|2957|m|ft}}; the city proper itself is at an elevation of around {{convert|1400|m|-1|abbr=on}}.

Due to its elevation of around {{convert|1400|m|-1|abbr=on}}, Pingliang has a monsoon-influenced, four-season, humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb), with cold but dry winters, and warm and humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from {{convert|−4.2|°C|1}} in January to {{convert|21.5|°C|1}} in July. Much of the annual rainfall occurs from June to September, and the annual mean temperature is {{convert|9.28|°C|1}}. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 46% in September to 65% in December, the city receives 2,381 hours of bright sunshine annually.

{{Weather box

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|location = Pingliang (Kongtong District), elevation {{convert|1347|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals)

|Jan record high C= 17.3

|Feb record high C= 23.4

|Mar record high C= 28.4

|Apr record high C= 32.6

|May record high C= 33.4

|Jun record high C= 35.9

|Jul record high C= 36.0

|Aug record high C= 35.0

|Sep record high C= 33.8

|Oct record high C= 27.8

|Nov record high C= 22.8

|Dec record high C= 17.9

|Jan high C = 2.5

|Feb high C = 6.1

|Mar high C = 12.0

|Apr high C = 18.6

|May high C = 22.9

|Jun high C = 26.7

|Jul high C = 27.8

|Aug high C = 26.1

|Sep high C = 21.0

|Oct high C = 15.6

|Nov high C = 9.9

|Dec high C = 4.1

| year high C =

|Jan mean C = -4.1

|Feb mean C = -0.4

|Mar mean C = 5.2

|Apr mean C = 11.5

|May mean C = 16.1

|Jun mean C = 20.1

|Jul mean C = 21.9

|Aug mean C = 20.3

|Sep mean C = 15.4

|Oct mean C = 9.4

|Nov mean C = 3.2

|Dec mean C = -2.4

| year mean C =

|Jan low C = -8.7

|Feb low C = -5.1

|Mar low C = 0.0

|Apr low C = 5.5

|May low C = 9.8

|Jun low C = 13.9

|Jul low C = 16.7

|Aug low C = 15.8

|Sep low C = 11.2

|Oct low C = 4.9

|Nov low C = -1.5

|Dec low C = -6.9

| year low C =

|Jan record low C = −22.5

|Feb record low C = −19.1

|Mar record low C = −15.2

|Apr record low C = −8.8

|May record low C = −1.5

|Jun record low C = 4.3

|Jul record low C = 8.7

|Aug record low C = 5.5

|Sep record low C = −0.7

|Oct record low C = −7.9

|Nov record low C = −16.6

|Dec record low C = −24.3

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 4.0

|Feb precipitation mm = 5.9

|Mar precipitation mm = 13.1

|Apr precipitation mm = 27.4

|May precipitation mm = 44.4

|Jun precipitation mm = 67.2

|Jul precipitation mm = 103.8

|Aug precipitation mm = 93.6

|Sep precipitation mm = 77.5

|Oct precipitation mm = 38.7

|Nov precipitation mm = 8.8

|Dec precipitation mm = 2.0

|year precipitation mm =

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

| Jan precipitation days = 4.2

| Feb precipitation days = 5.3

| Mar precipitation days = 6.3

| Apr precipitation days = 6.8

| May precipitation days = 8.9

| Jun precipitation days = 9.8

| Jul precipitation days = 12.0

| Aug precipitation days = 12.3

| Sep precipitation days = 11.7

| Oct precipitation days = 8.6

| Nov precipitation days = 4.7

| Dec precipitation days = 2.5

| year precipitation days =

|Jan humidity= 54

|Feb humidity= 56

|Mar humidity= 54

|Apr humidity= 52

|May humidity= 56

|Jun humidity= 61

|Jul humidity= 70

|Aug humidity= 75

|Sep humidity= 78

|Oct humidity= 74

|Nov humidity= 64

|Dec humidity= 57

|Jan sun = 189.9 |Jan percentsun = 61

|Feb sun = 167.1 |Feb percentsun = 54

|Mar sun = 196.3 |Mar percentsun = 53

|Apr sun = 220.8 |Apr percentsun = 56

|May sun = 239.4 |May percentsun = 55

|Jun sun = 236.0 |Jun percentsun = 54

|Jul sun = 225.6 |Jul percentsun = 51

|Aug sun = 208.9 |Aug percentsun = 51

|Sep sun = 157.9 |Sep percentsun = 43

|Oct sun = 170.2 |Oct percentsun = 49

|Nov sun = 182.7 |Nov percentsun = 60

|Dec sun = 191.1 |Dec percentsun = 63

|Jan snow days = 6.2

|Feb snow days = 7.6

|Mar snow days = 5.7

|Apr snow days = 1.2

|May snow days = 0

|Jun snow days = 0

|Jul snow days = 0

|Aug snow days = 0

|Sep snow days = 0

|Oct snow days = 0

|Nov snow days = 0.9

|Dec snow days = 4.0

|year snow days =

|source 1 = China Meteorological Administration{{cite web|url=http://data.cma.cn/data/weatherBk.html |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网 - WeatherBk Data |publisher=China Meteorological Administration |language = zh-cn |access-date=2020-04-15}}

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• G22 Qingdao–Lanzhou Expressway, which motorists can take to reach the south of neighbouring Ningxia and eventually Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu
• China National Highway 312, which motorists can take to reach Xi'an

• Zhao Jiping, film composer (b. 1945)

Pingliang is the birthplace of Huangfu Mi, who wrote the first book on acupuncture,{{Cite web|last=Ma|first=Kan-Wen|date=December 2000|title=Acupuncture: Its Place in the History of Chinese Medicine|url=https://institutpsychoneuro.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Acupuncture-in-the-History-of-Chinese-Medicine-2000.pdf|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}} of novelist Niu Sengru, and of Southern Song dynasty generals Wu Jie (吴玠) and Wu Lin.

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• [http://www.pingliang.gov.cn/ Official site]

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