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Oymyakon vs Jiuquan Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Oymyakon, Russia and Jiuquan, China is approximately 3,913 km or 2,432 mi.
  • To reach Oymyakon in this distance one would set out from Jiuquan bearing 33.3° or NNE and follow the great circles arc to approach Oymyakon bearing 69.6° or ENE .
  • Oymyakon has a boreal subarctic climate with no dry season and extremely severe winters (Dfd) whereas Jiuquan has a mid-latitude cool desert climate (BWk).
  • Oymyakon is in or near the subpolar rain tundra biome whereas Jiuquan is in or near the boreal moist forest biome.
  • The mean temperature is 22.7 °C (40.9°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 30.6 °C (55.1°F) more in Oymyakon. The continentality subtype is hypercontinental as opposed to truly continental.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 124 mm (4.9 in) more which is equivalent to 124 l/m² (3.04 US gal/ft²) or 1,240,000 l/ha (132,564 US gal/ac) more. About 2 2/5 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 23.4° lower in Oymyakon than in Jiuquan.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -41 (-73) -37 (-66) -30 (-54) -21 (-38) -14 (-25) -7 (-12) -6 (-10) -10 (-17) -14 (-24) -25 (-44) -37 (-66) -41 (-75) -23 (-42)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -37 (-67) -36 (-65) -33 (-59) -23 (-41) -13 (-24) -7 (-13) -7 (-12) -10 (-18) -12 (-22) -22 (-40) -34 (-62) -38 (-68) -23 (-41)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -35 (-63) -35 (-63) -36 (-64) -26 (-47) -13 (-24) -8 (-15) -8 (-15) -11 (-20) -12 (-21) -22 (-39) -33 (-59) -36 (-64) -23 (-41)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) +4 (+0) +5 (+0) +1 (+0) +2 (+0) +3 (+0) +20 (+1) +26 (+1) +22 (+1) +13 (+0) +12 (+0) +10 (+0) +7 (+0) +124 (+5)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) +11 (+35) +9 (+32) +6 (+19) +2 (+7) +5 (+16) +7 (+23) +6 (+19) +5 (+16) +8 (+27) +10 (+32) +13 (+43) +10 (+32)   +92 (+25)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -4h 08' -2h 16' -0h 23' +1h 31' +3h 30' +4h 55' +4h 13' +2h 16' +0h 20' -1h 34' -3h 33' -4h 56'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -23.4 -23.5 -23.5 -23.6 -23.5 -23.5 -23.5 -23.5 -23.4 -23.4 -23.4 -23.3   -23.4

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