Pechora
- REDIRECT Template:Infobox Russian cityPechora (Russian: Печо́ра; Komi: Печӧра, Pečöra) is a town in the Komi Republic in Russia. It is on the Pechora River and nearby the Ural Mountains.
History
Pechora was founded in 1940 and given town status in 1949.[1] It was used as a gulag in the Soviet Union from 1932 to 1953.
Transportation
The town has the Pechora Airport and the Pechora Railway for transportation.
Military
Pechora has a military air base and a radar station nearby.
Climate
Pechora has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc). Winters are very cold while summers are mild.
| Climate data for Pechora | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) |
2.5 (36.5) |
11.0 (51.8) |
21.9 (71.4) |
30.6 (87.1) |
34.1 (93.4) |
34.9 (94.8) |
32.4 (90.3) |
27.6 (81.7) |
20.0 (68) |
7.7 (45.9) |
3.5 (38.3) |
34.9 |
| Average high °C (°F) | -14.4 (6.1) |
-13.0 (8.6) |
-3.6 (25.5) |
2.5 (36.5) |
9.5 (49.1) |
18.0 (64.4) |
21.7 (71.1) |
16.9 (62.4) |
10.3 (50.5) |
2.2 (36) |
-7.3 (18.9) |
-11.9 (10.6) |
2.58 (36.64) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | -18.4 (-1.1) |
-17.2 (1) |
-8.9 (16) |
-3.2 (26.2) |
4.2 (39.6) |
12.3 (54.1) |
16.1 (61) |
12.0 (53.6) |
6.5 (43.7) |
-0.2 (31.6) |
-10.5 (13.1) |
-15.7 (3.7) |
-1.92 (28.55) |
| Average low °C (°F) | -22.5 (-8.5) |
-21.4 (-6.5) |
-13.7 (7.3) |
-8.3 (17.1) |
-0.3 (31.5) |
7.4 (45.3) |
11.1 (52) |
8.0 (46.4) |
3.6 (38.5) |
-2.6 (27.3) |
-13.8 (7.2) |
-19.8 (-3.6) |
-6.03 (21.16) |
| Record low °C (°F) | -54.7 (-66.5) |
-56.0 (-68.8) |
-44.7 (-48.5) |
-35.7 (-32.3) |
-23.3 (-9.9) |
-5.6 (21.9) |
0.1 (32.2) |
-3.1 (26.4) |
-9.5 (14.9) |
-33.9 (-29) |
-43.3 (-45.9) |
-52.5 (-62.5) |
-56 |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 42 (1.65) |
33 (1.3) |
32 (1.26) |
33 (1.3) |
45 (1.77) |
67 (2.64) |
72 (2.83) |
77 (3.03) |
62 (2.44) |
63 (2.48) |
49 (1.93) |
50 (1.97) |
625 (24.61) |
| Avg. rainy days | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 143 |
| Avg. snowy days | 25 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 24 | 142 |
| Sunshine hours | 9 | 56 | 124 | 195 | 207 | 294 | 304 | 189 | 96 | 50 | 15 | 3 | 1,542 |
| Source #1: pogoda.ru.net[2] | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: http://en.allmetsat.com/climate/russia.php?code=23418 | |||||||||||||
Pechora Media
Daryal radar in Pechora
View of Sablya Reserve outside Pechora
References
- ↑ "General Information" (in русский). Retrieved February 24, 2018.
- ↑ —Погода и Климат. Retrieved December 17, 2012.