Suntar (rural locality)
# Suntar (rural locality)

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); 8,930 (2002 Census); 6,707 (1989 Census).

## Geography

Suntar is located by the left bank of the Vilyuy, west of the mouth of the Kempendyay, one of its tributaries.

## Transportation

It is served by the Suntar Airport.

## 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 :

| Month | 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) |
| Average high °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) |
| Average low °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 ||||||||||||||
