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Oymyakon vs Christchurch Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Oymyakon, Russia and Christchurch, New Zealand is approximately 12,159 km or 7,556 mi.
  • To reach Oymyakon in this distance one would set out from Christchurch bearing 346.4° or NNW and follow the great circles arc to approach Oymyakon bearing 337.8° or NNW .
  • Oymyakon has a boreal subarctic climate with no dry season and extremely severe winters (Dfd) whereas Christchurch has a marine west coast climate (Cfb).
  • Oymyakon is in or near the subpolar rain tundra biome whereas Christchurch is in or near the cool temperate steppe biome.
  • The annual mean temperature is 27.2 °C (49°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 49.9 °C (89.8°F) more in Oymyakon. The continentality subtype is hypercontinental as opposed to truly oceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 403.2 mm (15.9 in) less which is equivalent to 403.2 l/m² (9.9 US gal/ft²) or 4,032,000 l/ha (431,048 US gal/ac) less. About 1/3 as much.
  • There are 79 fewer hours of sunlight per year in Oymyakon. In whichever way circa 0h 13' less per day or about 1 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 19° lower in Oymyakon than in Christchurch.
  • Relative humidity levels are 7.5% lower.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 27.6°C (49.7°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

The table shows values for Oymyakon relative to Christchurch. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Christchurch vs Oymyakon.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -65 (-116) -56 (-102) -40 (-72) -21 (-37) -5 (-9) +9 (+16) +13 (+23) +6 (+11) -5 (-9) -26 (-47) -50 (-89) -62 (-112) -25 (-45)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -64 (-114) -59 (-106) -46 (-84) -26 (-46) -6 (-11) +6 (+12) +9 (+16) +3 (+6) -7 (-13) -27 (-48) -49 (-88) -61 (-111) -27 (-49)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -62 (-112) -59 (-107) -50 (-90) -32 (-57) -9 (-16) +2 (+4) +5 (+9) +1 (+1) -9 (-16) -27 (-49) -48 (-87) -60 (-108) -29 (-52)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -40 (-2) -35 (-1) -53 (-2) -47 (-2) -45 (-2) -17 (-1) -23 (-1) -21 (-1) -18 (-1) -30 (-1) -38 (-1) -37 (-1) -403 (-16)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) +2 (+6) +2 (+7) -1 ( -3) -5 ( -17) -4 ( -13) -1 ( -3) -2 ( -6) +1 (+3) 0 ( 0) 0 ( 0) +5 (+17) +1 (+3)   -2 ( 0)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day -6h 00' -2h 22' +1h 36' +4h 10' +4h 07' +5h 04' +4h 44' +2h 13' -0h 58' -3h 36' -5h 28' -6h 11'   -0h 13'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -9h 27' -5h 33' -0h 59' +3h 47' +8h 11' +10h 52' +9h 37' +5h 34' +0h 51' -3h 55' -8h 18' -10h 53'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -59.4 -40.9 -19.4 +3.8 +20.5 +27.1 +21.2 +4.6 -18.1 -40.8 -59.2 -66.4   -19
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) +1 +0 -6 -11 -23 -24 -19 -11 -4 +3 +4 +0   -7.5
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -61.3 (-110) -56.6 (-102) -45.7 (-82) -26.5 (-48) -9.9 (-18) +1.3 (+2) +5.1 (+9) +1 (+2) -7.4 (-13) -25 (-45) -46.7 (-84) -59.3 (-107) -27.6 (-50)

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