| Qumarlêb County | |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Pushpin Map: | China Qinghai |
| Pushpin Label: | Qumarlêb |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the seat in Qinghai |
| Coordinates: | 34.1333°N 143°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Qinghai |
| Subdivision Type2: | Autonomous prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Yushu |
| Seat Type: | County seat |
| Seat: | Yugê Town |
| Area Total Km2: | 47000 |
| Population Total: | 33710 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 4191 |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 815500 |
| S: | 曲麻莱县 |
| T: | 曲麻萊縣 |
| P: | Qūmálái Xiàn |
| Wylie: | chu dmar leb rdzong |
| Zwpy: | Qumarlêb Zong |
| Order: | st |
Qumarlêb County (;) is a county in the northeast of the Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, south-central Qinghai province, China.
With an elevation of around 4200m (13,800feet), Qumarlêb County has an alpine climate (Köppen ETH), with long, very cold winters, and short, cool and rainy 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 until early March. Despite frequent rain during summer, when a majority of days sees rain, no month has less than 50 percent of possible sunshine; with monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 51 percent in June to 78 percent in November, the county seat receives 2,782 hours of bright sunshine annually. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from NaN°C in January to 8.9°C in July, while the annual mean is NaN°C. Over three-fourths of the annual precipitation of 406mm is delivered from June to September.
In recent years, affected by global warming, the rate of temperature increase has increased significantly in the past 10 years. In August 2022, the hottest month in history was recorded, with an average temperature of 13.9°C, and the highest temperature ever recorded was 25.6°C on the 9th of the month. Summer has also been affected, with a 21.1°C average high for August 2016, and August 2022.[2]
Qumarlêb County is divided to 1 town and 5 townships.[3]
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Tibetan | Wylie | Administrative division code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town | ||||||
| Yugê Town (Yuegai) | Chinese: 约改镇 | 632726100 | ||||
| Townships | ||||||
| Bagoin Township (Bagan) | Chinese: 巴干乡 | 632726200 | ||||
| Qigzhi Township (Qiuzhi) | Chinese: 秋智乡 | 632726201 | ||||
| Yugê Township (Yege) | Chinese: 叶格乡 | 632726202 | ||||
| Madoi Township (Maduo) | Chinese: 麻多乡 | 632726203 | ||||
| Qumar Township (Qumahe) | Chinese: 曲麻河乡 | 632726204 | ||||