Ukhta
History
Ukhta was founded in 1929 as an oil drilling village. It was given town status in 1943. As well as a link to the Pechora Railway, Ukhta has a small airport. The town was used in the gulag in the 1940s and 1950s by the Soviet Union.
Climate
Ukhta has a subarctic climate (Köppen: Dfc) with long, cold winters and short, warm summers. Winters in Ukhta are less extreme compared to areas at a similar latitude in Siberia, although still very cold from a European point of view.
| Climate data for Ukhta |
| Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
| Record high °C (°F) |
2.5
(36.5) |
3.0
(37.4) |
13.0
(55.4) |
23.8
(74.8) |
30.1
(86.2) |
33.5
(92.3) |
35.2
(95.4) |
32.5
(90.5) |
27.4
(81.3) |
20.0
(68.0) |
8.2
(46.8) |
3.6
(38.5) |
35.2
(95.4) |
| Average high °C (°F) |
−13.1
(8.4) |
−10.9
(12.4) |
−2.4
(27.7) |
4.6
(40.3) |
12.0
(53.6) |
19.0
(66.2) |
22.1
(71.8) |
17.3
(63.1) |
10.7
(51.3) |
2.8
(37.0) |
−6.0
(21.2) |
−10.6
(12.9) |
3.8
(38.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) |
−16.5
(2.3) |
−14.7
(5.5) |
−6.8
(19.8) |
−0.5
(31.1) |
6.3
(43.3) |
13.3
(55.9) |
16.5
(61.7) |
12.4
(54.3) |
6.9
(44.4) |
0.4
(32.7) |
−8.9
(16.0) |
−13.8
(7.2) |
−0.5
(31.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) |
−20.0
(−4.0) |
−18.1
(−0.6) |
−10.9
(12.4) |
−5.0
(23.0) |
1.5
(34.7) |
8.2
(46.8) |
11.6
(52.9) |
8.4
(47.1) |
4.0
(39.2) |
−1.8
(28.8) |
−11.3
(11.7) |
−17.2
(1.0) |
−4.2
(24.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) |
−48.5
(−55.3) |
−43.9
(−47.0) |
−39.2
(−38.6) |
−28.4
(−19.1) |
−16.9
(1.6) |
−4.2
(24.4) |
−0.4
(31.3) |
−3.9
(25.0) |
−8.8
(16.2) |
−26.4
(−15.5) |
−37.8
(−36.0) |
−49.0
(−56.2) |
−49.0
(−56.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) |
32
(1.3) |
26
(1.0) |
29
(1.1) |
28
(1.1) |
44
(1.7) |
66
(2.6) |
71
(2.8) |
69
(2.7) |
54
(2.1) |
55
(2.2) |
40
(1.6) |
39
(1.5) |
553
(21.8) |
| Source: Weatherbase |
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