Xincai County is located in Huaibei Plain, southeast of Henan Province, east of Zhumadian, and at the junction of Henan and Anhui. It is adjacent to Linquan County in the east and northeast, Xixian County and Huaibin County in the south and southeast, Zhengyang County in the west and southwest, and peace county in the north and northwest, located at 32 35 ′-32 38 ′ north latitude and114 38 ′-165438 east longitude. Area 1453 km2.
Xincai county belongs to the continental monsoon sub-humid climate, which has the characteristics of long winter, cold and little snow and rain, drought and little wind in spring, hot and rainy in summer and great changes in drought and flood in autumn. The annual average sunshine is 2 180.4 hours. The annual average total solar radiation is 120. 17 kcal/cm. The annual average temperature 15℃, the lowest 1. 1℃. The highest in July, with an average of 27.9℃.
The average annual precipitation is 885.85 mm, and the average precipitation from April to September is 676.5 mm, accounting for 76.4% of the total annual precipitation, but the seasonal distribution is uneven and concentrated in June, July, August and September. The average frost-free period is 22 1 day.
Judging from the overall climate characteristics, the county is rich in heat, light energy and precipitation, and the rain and heat are in the same season, which is conducive to crop growth. However, there are frequent natural disasters in this county, and the main disasters are flood and drought, dry-hot wind and late frost.