Posyet
# Posyet

Posyet (Russian: Посье́т) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Khasansky District of Primorsky Krai, Russia, and an ice-free port on the Possiet Bay. Population: 1,671 (2010 Census); 2,927 (2002 Census); 2,223 (1989 Census).

## Etymology

It is named after the Russian navigator Konstantin Posyet (1819—1899).

## History

It is the oldest settlement in Primorsky Krai. It was established on April 11, 1860 as Novgorodsky-Posyet. The name Novgorodsky was given after the bay named by Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky's expedition.

## Economy

Largest enterprise JSC Commercial port of Posyet is owned by Mechel. It is in possession of three 450-meter (1,480 ft) mooring lines of gravitational type.

## Climate

Posyet has a monsoonal humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb) with warm, humid and stormy summers and cold, dry winters with little snowfall.

Climate data for Posyet :

| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Record high °C (°F) | 10.0 (50.0) | 13.2 (55.8) | 17.3 (63.1) | 28.0 (82.4) | 32.3 (90.1) | 34.4 (93.9) | 36.1 (97.0) | 36.0 (96.8) | 31.5 (88.7) | 26.1 (79.0) | 19.5 (67.1) | 13.0 (55.4) | 36.1 (97.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −5.5 (22.1) | −1.8 (28.8) | 4.4 (39.9) | 11.2 (52.2) | 16.0 (60.8) | 18.8 (65.8) | 22.5 (72.5) | 24.8 (76.6) | 21.4 (70.5) | 15.0 (59.0) | 5.0 (41.0) | −3.2 (26.2) | 10.8 (51.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.8 (14.4) | −6.6 (20.1) | −0.5 (31.1) | 6.2 (43.2) | 11.1 (52.0) | 14.9 (58.8) | 19.2 (66.6) | 21.1 (70.0) | 16.7 (62.1) | 9.9 (49.8) | 0.5 (32.9) | −7.2 (19.0) | 6.4 (43.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −14.1 (6.6) | −11.3 (11.7) | −5.1 (22.8) | 2.0 (35.6) | 7.2 (45.0) | 11.9 (53.4) | 16.7 (62.1) | 18.1 (64.6) | 12.3 (54.1) | 5.0 (41.0) | −3.8 (25.2) | −11.1 (12.0) | 2.4 (36.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −28.0 (−18.4) | −26.1 (−15.0) | −19.5 (−3.1) | −11.7 (10.9) | −4.6 (23.7) | 0.4 (32.7) | 1.6 (34.9) | 6.3 (43.3) | 1.1 (34.0) | −11.0 (12.2) | −22.0 (−7.6) | −25.0 (−13.0) | −28.0 (−18.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 15.8 (0.62) | 11.7 (0.46) | 20.7 (0.81) | 46.7 (1.84) | 76.5 (3.01) | 151.2 (5.95) | 148.2 (5.83) | 201.9 (7.95) | 96.5 (3.80) | 36.8 (1.45) | 24.0 (0.94) | 13.6 (0.54) | 843.6 (33.2) |
| Average precipitation days | 3.7 | 3.9 | 6.0 | 9.3 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 19.1 | 12.0 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 106.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 55.0 | 55.4 | 58.0 | 68.0 | 78.9 | 85.6 | 90.3 | 83.6 | 75.0 | 66.2 | 59.1 | 55.4 | 69.2 |
| Source: climatebase.ru ||||||||||||||
