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Oymyakon vs Upernavik Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Oymyakon, Russia and Upernavik, Greenland is approximately 4,818 km or 2,994 mi.
  • To reach Oymyakon in this distance one would set out from Upernavik bearing 347.5° or NNW and follow the great circles arc to approach Oymyakon bearing 188.2° or S .
  • Oymyakon has a boreal subarctic climate with no dry season and extremely severe winters (Dfd) whereas Upernavik has a tundra climate (ET).
  • The annual mean temperature is 8.9 °C (16.1°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 35.8 °C (64.4°F) more in Oymyakon. The continentality subtype is hypercontinental as opposed to subcontinental.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 35 mm (1.4 in) less which is equivalent to 35 l/m² (0.86 US gal/ft²) or 350,000 l/ha (37,417 US gal/ac) less. About 6/7 as much.
  • There are 485 more hours of sunlight per year in Oymyakon. In whichever way circa 1h 20' more per day or about 1 1/3 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 9.5° higher in Oymyakon than in Upernavik.
  • Relative humidity levels are 11.3% lower.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 10.7°C (19.3°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -30 (-53) -19 (-35) -6 (-10) 4 (+8) +8 (+15) +14 (+25) +13 (+23) +9 (+17) +5 (+9) -8 (-15) -26 (-46) -32 (-58) -6 (-10)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -30 (-54) -23 (-41) -12 (-21) -1 (-2) +5 (+9) +10 (+18) +9 (+16) +4 (+8) +1 (+1) -11 (-20) -27 (-49) -33 (-59) -9 (-16)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -30 (-54) -24 (-44) -16 (-29) -7 (-12) +1 (+2) +5 (+9) +4 (+8) 0 (-1) -3 (-5) -14 (-26) -28 (-51) -33 (-59) -12 (-22)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -5 (0) -3 (0) -3 (0) -6 (0) +2 (+0) +20 (+1) +19 (+1) +8 (+0) -13 (-1) -17 (-1) -23 (-1) -14 (-1) -35 (-1)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) +4 (+13) +3 (+11) +2 (+6) -2 ( -7) +2 (+6) +8 (+27) +7 (+23) +7 (+23) +2 (+7) 0 ( 0) +5 (+17) +3 (+10)   +41 (+11)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day +0h 56' +3h 26' +3h 48' +1h 48' +0h 52' +1h 26' +0h 03' -0h 00' +1h 12' +1h 11' +1h 20' +0h 03'   +1h 20'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day +5h 23' +3h 22' +0h 26' -1h 51' -5h 30' -4h 18' -5h 15' -3h 28' -0h 22' +1h 56' +5h 35' +4h 17'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) +9.4 +9.2 +9.3 +9.3 +9.4 +9.5 +9.6 +9.7 +9.7 +9.6 +9.6 +9.7   +9.5
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) +4 +0 -2 -11 -29 -29 -22 -17 -13 -8 -7 -1   -11.3
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -28.7 (-52) -22 (-40) -11.7 (-21) -2.7 (-5) +0.1 (+0) +4.1 (+7) +4.4 (+8) +1.1 (+2) -1.3 (-2) -12.2 (-22) -27.6 (-50) -31.9 (-57) -10.7 (-19)

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