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Oymyakon vs Kangerlussuaq, Qeqqata, Søndre Strømfjord Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Oymyakon, Russia and Kangerlussuaq, Qeqqata, Søndre Strømfjord, Greenland is approximately 5,487 km or 3,410 mi.
  • To reach Oymyakon in this distance one would set out from Kangerlussuaq, Qeqqata, Søndre Strømfjord bearing 351.8° or N and follow the great circles arc to approach Oymyakon bearing 187.1° or S .
  • Oymyakon has a boreal subarctic climate with no dry season and extremely severe winters (Dfd) whereas Kangerlussuaq, Qeqqata, Søndre Strømfjord has a mid-latitude cool steppe climate (BSk).
  • Oymyakon is in or near the subpolar rain tundra biome whereas Kangerlussuaq, Qeqqata, Søndre Strømfjord is in or near the polar desert biome.
  • The annual average temperature is 9.9 °C (17.9°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 29.3 °C (52.7°F) more in Oymyakon. The continentality subtype is hypercontinental as opposed to truly continental.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 83 mm (3.3 in) more which is equivalent to 83 l/m² (2.04 US gal/ft²) or 830,000 l/ha (88,733 US gal/ac) more. About 1 2/3 as much.
  • There are 253 more hours of sunlight per year in Oymyakon. In whichever way circa 0h 42' more per day or about 1 1/7 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 3.7° higher in Oymyakon than in Kangerlussuaq, Qeqqata, Søndre Strømfjord.
  • Relative humidity levels are 1.1% lower.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 9.9°C (17.8°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

The table shows values for Oymyakon relative to Kangerlussuaq, Qeqqata, Søndre Strømfjord. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Kangerlussuaq, Qeqqata, Søndre Strømfjord vs Oymyakon.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -27 (-48) -17 (-31) -8 (-14) 0 (+1) +3 (+6) +7 (+13) +8 (+14) +5 (+9) 2 (+3) -6 (-11) -23 (-41) -32 (-58) -7 (-13)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -27 (-49) -21 (-38) -14 (-26) -6 (-10) +1 (+1) +4 (+6) +4 (+7) +1 (+2) -1 (-1) -9 (-16) -22 (-40) -29 (-51) -10 (-18)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -28 (-50) -23 (-42) -19 (-34) -12 (-21) -4 (-7) 0 (0) +0 (+0) -1 (-3) -4 (-7) -11 (-21) -23 (-42) -30 (-54) -13 (-23)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) +1 (+0) +4 (+0) +3 (+0) -2 (0) +8 (+0) +22 (+1) +23 (+1) +11 (+0) +6 (+0) +2 (+0) +1 (+0) +4 (+0) +83 (+3)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day +0h 44' +2h 01' +1h 42' +1h 26' +0h 38' +0h 36' +1h 01' -0h 36' +0h 12' -0h 13' +0h 50' +0h 03'   +0h 42'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day +2h 14' +0h 49' +0h 07' -0h 31' -1h 31' -3h 47' -2h 24' -0h 49' -0h 06' +0h 32' +1h 34' +3h 50'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) +3.5 +3.5 +3.5 +3.5 +3.6 +3.8 +3.8 +3.9 +3.9 +3.9 +3.7 +3.4   +3.7
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) -2 -4 -4 -5 -4 -3 +1 +3 +4 +3 +2 -4   -1.1
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -27.1 (-49) -21.1 (-38) -14.4 (-26) -6.2 (-11) -0.2 (0) +2.7 (+5) +3.9 (+7) +1.9 (+3) +0.1 (+0) -8.1 (-15) -21.5 (-39) -28.4 (-51) -9.9 (-18)

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