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Oymyakon vs Seoul Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Oymyakon, Russia and Seoul, South Korea is approximately 3,058 km or 1,900 mi.
  • To reach Oymyakon in this distance one would set out from Seoul bearing 15.8° or NNE and follow the great circles arc to approach Oymyakon bearing 28.6° or NNE .
  • Oymyakon has a boreal subarctic climate with no dry season and extremely severe winters (Dfd) whereas Seoul has a hot summer continental climate with dry winters (Dwa).
  • Oymyakon is in or near the subpolar rain tundra biome whereas Seoul is in or near the cool temperate wet forest biome.
  • The mean annual temperature is 27.3 °C (49.2°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 32.5 °C (58.5°F) more in Oymyakon. The continentality subtype is hypercontinental as opposed to truly continental.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 1158.5 mm (45.6 in) less which is equivalent to 1158.5 l/m² (28.43 US gal/ft²) or 11,585,000 l/ha (1,238,513 US gal/ac) less. About 1/6 as much.
  • There are 517 fewer hours of sunlight per year in Oymyakon. In whichever way circa 1h 25' less per day or about 4/5 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 25.6° lower in Oymyakon than in Seoul.
  • Relative humidity levels are 2% higher.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 26°C (46.9°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -43 (-77) -38 (-69) -30 (-54) -21 (-37) -14 (-25) -7 (-13) -6 (-11) -13 (-23) -17 (-31) -29 (-53) -43 (-77) -45 (-81) -25 (-46)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -43 (-77) -41 (-74) -36 (-64) -25 (-46) -15 (-26) -9 (-16) -10 (-17) -15 (-27) -18 (-33) -29 (-52) -42 (-75) -45 (-81) -27 (-49)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -40 (-72) -40 (-73) -39 (-70) -29 (-52) -16 (-28) -12 (-22) -15 (-27) -19 (-35) -20 (-35) -28 (-51) -40 (-73) -44 (-79) -29 (-51)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -17 (-1) -18 (-1) -42 (-2) -88 (-3) -79 (-3) -100 (-4) -324 (-13) -255 (-10) -146 (-6) -36 (-1) -41 (-2) -13 (-1) -1159 (-46)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) +9 (+29) +7 (+25) +2 (+6) -1 ( -3) +1 (+3) +3 (+10) -2 ( -6) +2 (+6) +3 (+10) +6 (+19) +10 (+33) +7 (+23)   +47 (+13)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day -4h 52' -2h 22' +0h 32' +1h 20' +0h 07' +1h 48' +3h 01' +0h 23' -2h 14' -5h 01' -4h 36' -5h 07'   -1h 25'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -4h 20' -2h 23' -0h 24' +1h 36' +3h 40' +5h 08' +4h 25' +2h 23' +0h 21' -1h 39' -3h 43' -5h 09'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -25.6 -25.6 -25.7 -25.7 -25.7 -25.7 -25.7 -25.7 -25.7 -25.6 -25.6 -25.5   -25.6
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) +10.6 +10 +8.9 +6.7 -4.5 -13.2 -16.3 -8.9 +0.5 +11.6 +10.7 +8.1   +2
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -40.3 (-73) -38.2 (-69) -32.6 (-59) -22.4 (-40) -14.4 (-26) -11.5 (-21) -12.8 (-23) -16.4 (-30) -17.3 (-31) -25.6 (-46) -38.4 (-69) -42.6 (-77) -26 (-47)

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