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Oymyakon vs Grytviken Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Oymyakon, Russia and Grytviken, South Georgia is approximately 19,014 km or 11,816 mi.
  • To reach Oymyakon in this distance one would set out from Grytviken bearing 1° or N and follow the great circles arc to approach Oymyakon bearing 178.7° or S .
  • Oymyakon has a boreal subarctic climate with no dry season and extremely severe winters (Dfd) whereas Grytviken has a tundra climate (ET).
  • Oymyakon is in or near the subpolar rain tundra biome whereas Grytviken is in or near the boreal rain forest biome.
  • The mean annual temperature is 17.2 °C (30.9°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 54.3 °C (97.7°F) more in Oymyakon. The continentality subtype is hypercontinental as opposed to barely hyperoceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 1183 mm (46.6 in) less which is equivalent to 1183 l/m² (29.03 US gal/ft²) or 11,830,000 l/ha (1,264,706 US gal/ac) less. About 1/7 as much.
  • There are 629 more hours of sunlight per year in Oymyakon. In whichever way circa 1h 42' more per day or about 1 1/2 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 8.3° lower in Oymyakon than in Grytviken.
  • Relative humidity levels are 1% lower.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 17°C (30.6°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -51 (-91) -44 (-80) -29 (-52) -10 (-17) +6 (+11) +19 (+34) +22 (+39) +16 (+29) +5 (+9) -14 (-26) -38 (-68) -50 (-90) -14 (-25)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -51 (-93) -47 (-85) -36 (-65) -16 (-28) +3 (+5) +15 (+26) +17 (+30) +12 (+22) +2 (+4) -17 (-30) -38 (-69) -50 (-89) -17 (-31)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -51 (-92) -49 (-89) -41 (-74) -23 (-41) -2 (-3) +9 (+16) +11 (+20) +8 (+14) -1 (-1) -18 (-33) -38 (-69) -49 (-88) -20 (-37)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -91 (-4) -107 (-4) -132 (-5) -131 (-5) -131 (-5) -99 (-4) -97 (-4) -96 (-4) -71 (-3) -68 (-3) -81 (-3) -79 (-3) -1183 (-47)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) 0 ( 0) -3 ( -11) -6 ( -19) -9 ( -30) -4 ( -13) -3 ( -10) -3 ( -10) -2 ( -6) -1 ( -3) -1 ( -3) +4 (+13) +1 (+3)   -27 ( -7)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day -3h 58' -1h 35' +3h 07' +6h 44' +7h 19' +8h 32' +8h 05' +4h 30' +0h 34' -3h 05' -4h 24' -5h 19'   +1h 42'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -10h 53' -6h 23' -1h 08' +4h 21' +9h 26' +12h 31' +11h 05' +6h 24' +0h 59' -4h 30' -9h 35' -12h 32'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -48.6 -30 -8.5 +14.7 +31.4 +37.8 +31.8 +15.1 -7.7 -30.3 -48.7 -55.7   -8.3
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) +3 +5 +3 -2 -14 -16 -9 -3 +1 +9 +8 +3   -1
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -49.2 (-89) -44.4 (-80) -34.1 (-61) -15.2 (-27) -0.2 (0) +10.2 (+18) +14 (+25) +10.8 (+19) +2.1 (+4) -14.7 (-26) -35.7 (-64) -47.3 (-85) -17 (-31)

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