Selo in Sakha Republic, Russia
Suntar (Russian: Сунта́р; Yakut: Сунтаар, Suntaar) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Suntarsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the Vilyuy River. Population: 10,034 (2010 Census);[1] 8,930 (2002 Census);[4] 6,707 (1989 Census).[5]
Geography
Suntar is located by the left bank of the Vilyuy, west of the mouth of the Kempendyay, one of its tributaries.[6][7]
Transportation
It is served by the Suntar Airport.[8]
Climate
Suntar has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc), with short, warm summers and long, bitterly cold winters. Precipitation is low but is significantly higher in summer than at other times of the year.
| Climate data for Suntar
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| Month
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Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
| Record high °C (°F)
|
1.5
(34.7)
|
2.1
(35.8)
|
11.7
(53.1)
|
19.7
(67.5)
|
31.1
(88.0)
|
35.5
(95.9)
|
37.8
(100.0)
|
34.2
(93.6)
|
27.6
(81.7)
|
19.5
(67.1)
|
6.0
(42.8)
|
−0.9
(30.4)
|
37.8
(100.0)
|
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
−28.4
(−19.1)
|
−22.2
(−8.0)
|
−9.3
(15.3)
|
1.7
(35.1)
|
12.2
(54.0)
|
21.7
(71.1)
|
24.8
(76.6)
|
21.0
(69.8)
|
11.7
(53.1)
|
−1.5
(29.3)
|
−18.6
(−1.5)
|
−27.1
(−16.8)
|
−1.2
(29.9)
|
| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
−33.1
(−27.6)
|
−29.3
(−20.7)
|
−18.5
(−1.3)
|
−5.3
(22.5)
|
6.1
(43.0)
|
14.9
(58.8)
|
18.0
(64.4)
|
14.2
(57.6)
|
5.6
(42.1)
|
−6.1
(21.0)
|
−23.6
(−10.5)
|
−31.6
(−24.9)
|
−7.4
(18.7)
|
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
−38.0
(−36.4)
|
−35.5
(−31.9)
|
−27.2
(−17.0)
|
−13.1
(8.4)
|
−0.5
(31.1)
|
7.6
(45.7)
|
10.7
(51.3)
|
7.4
(45.3)
|
0.4
(32.7)
|
−10.3
(13.5)
|
−28.5
(−19.3)
|
−36.4
(−33.5)
|
−13.6
(7.5)
|
| Record low °C (°F)
|
−60.2
(−76.4)
|
−59.4
(−74.9)
|
−51.8
(−61.2)
|
−41.4
(−42.5)
|
−19.7
(−3.5)
|
−5.5
(22.1)
|
−2.5
(27.5)
|
−6.5
(20.3)
|
−17.8
(0.0)
|
−41.0
(−41.8)
|
−53.8
(−64.8)
|
−58.7
(−73.7)
|
−60.2
(−76.4)
|
| Average precipitation mm (inches)
|
13.7
(0.54)
|
8.7
(0.34)
|
7.7
(0.30)
|
10.3
(0.41)
|
24.6
(0.97)
|
36.9
(1.45)
|
47.1
(1.85)
|
45.4
(1.79)
|
29.4
(1.16)
|
21.4
(0.84)
|
19.2
(0.76)
|
15.8
(0.62)
|
280.2
(11.03)
|
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
|
19.4
|
16.7
|
11.6
|
10.4
|
9.2
|
9.3
|
8.4
|
10.0
|
13.0
|
19.5
|
21.8
|
19.3
|
168.6
|
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
82.5
|
80.6
|
73.1
|
63.7
|
59.0
|
66.7
|
71.9
|
77.7
|
77.0
|
81.8
|
85.2
|
82.2
|
75.1
|
| Mean monthly sunshine hours
|
35.7
|
119.0
|
224.8
|
255.0
|
272.8
|
315.0
|
319.3
|
246.5
|
153.0
|
93.0
|
55.5
|
14.0
|
2,103.6
|
| Source: climatebase.ru[9]
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