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Oymyakon vs Kunming Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Oymyakon, Russia and Kunming, China is approximately 5,175 km or 3,216 mi.
  • To reach Oymyakon in this distance one would set out from Kunming bearing 23.7° or NNE and follow the great circles arc to approach Oymyakon bearing 54.1° or NE .
  • Oymyakon has a boreal subarctic climate with no dry season and extremely severe winters (Dfd) whereas Kunming has a subtropical highland climate with dry winters (Cwb).
  • Oymyakon is in or near the subpolar rain tundra biome whereas Kunming is in or near the warm temperate moist forest biome.
  • The average annual temperature is 30.1 °C (54.2°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 49.2 °C (88.6°F) more in Oymyakon. The continentality subtype is hypercontinental as opposed to truly oceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 794.7 mm (31.3 in) less which is equivalent to 794.7 l/m² (19.5 US gal/ft²) or 7,947,000 l/ha (849,587 US gal/ac) less. About 1/5 as much.
  • There are 261 fewer hours of sunlight per year in Oymyakon. In whichever way circa 0h 43' less per day or about 7/8 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 38.1° lower in Oymyakon than in Kunming.
  • Relative humidity levels are 0.8% lower.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 29°C (52.2°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -58 (-104) -53 (-95) -41 (-74) -27 (-49) -16 (-28) -4 (-7) -1 (-2) -6 (-10) -14 (-24) -30 (-53) -48 (-86) -57 (-103) -29 (-53)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -54 (-97) -52 (-93) -44 (-79) -30 (-53) -16 (-29) -7 (-13) -5 (-9) -9 (-16) -15 (-27) -30 (-54) -47 (-84) -53 (-96) -30 (-54)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -52 (-93) -50 (-90) -46 (-82) -33 (-59) -19 (-33) -12 (-22) -11 (-19) -13 (-24) -18 (-32) -32 (-57) -46 (-83) -51 (-92) -32 (-57)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -6 (0) -5 (0) -11 (0) -21 (-1) -79 (-3) -139 (-5) -160 (-6) -167 (-7) -99 (-4) -75 (-3) -28 (-1) -6 (0) -795 (-31)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) +11 (+35) +6 (+21) +4 (+13) -1 ( -3) -4 ( -13) -6 ( -20) -8 ( -26) -2 ( -6) -5 ( -17) -2 ( -6) +9 (+30) +9 (+29)   +11 (+3)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day -7h 11' -4h 12' -0h 38' +1h 00' +2h 09' +5h 22' +5h 30' +2h 40' +0h 44' -3h 00' -4h 38' -6h 29'   -0h 43'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -5h 14' -2h 56' -0h 31' +1h 59' +4h 28' +6h 10' +5h 21' +2h 57' +0h 26' -2h 03' -4h 32' -6h 10'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -38.1 -38.2 -38.2 -38.3 -38.2 -38.2 -38 -38.2 -38.2 -38 -38.1 -38.1   -38.1
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) +11 +13 +16 +10 -25 -17 -14 -9 -4 +2 +4 +4   -0.8
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -50 (-90) -47 (-85) -38.4 (-69) -25.6 (-46) -20.1 (-36) -10.5 (-19) -7.6 (-14) -10.3 (-19) -15.2 (-27) -28.3 (-51) -44.2 (-80) -50.8 (-91) -29 (-52)

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