Gayny, Perm Krai
# Gayny, Perm Krai

60°18′13″N 54°20′13″E﻿ / ﻿60.30361°N 54.33694°E﻿ / 60.30361; 54.33694

Gayny (Russian: Гайны; Komi-Permyak: Гайна, Gajna) is a rural locality (a settlement) and the administrative center of Gaynsky District of Komi-Permyak Okrug in Perm Krai, Russia, located 156 kilometers (97 mi) north from the town of Kudymkar on the right bank of the Kama River. Population: 4,050 (2010 Census); 4,507 (2002 Census); 4,796 (1989 Census).

## History

It was first mentioned in 1579. This year is considered the official foundation of the settlement. It was granted urban-type settlement status on January 2, 1963, but was demoted back to a rural locality in 1998.

In 1926, it had 263 households and a population of 1,051 (including 1,008 Russians, 39 Komi-Permyaks, and 4 people of others ethnicities).

## Climate

Gayny has subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc), with warm summers and very cold winters.

Climate data for Gayny :

| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Record high °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) | 6.0 (42.8) | 13.9 (57.0) | 26.4 (79.5) | 32.0 (89.6) | 34.0 (93.2) | 32.8 (91.0) | 32.4 (90.3) | 28.7 (83.7) | 25.0 (77.0) | 11.0 (51.8) | 6.0 (42.8) | 34.0 (93.2) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −12.0 (10.4) | −9.9 (14.2) | −1.1 (30.0) | 6.5 (43.7) | 14.3 (57.7) | 20.0 (68.0) | 22.7 (72.9) | 18.5 (65.3) | 12.2 (54.0) | 3.5 (38.3) | −5.0 (23.0) | −9.5 (14.9) | 5.0 (41.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −15.4 (4.3) | −13.6 (7.5) | −5.3 (22.5) | 2.0 (35.6) | 8.9 (48.0) | 14.8 (58.6) | 17.9 (64.2) | 13.8 (56.8) | 8.3 (46.9) | 0.9 (33.6) | −7.6 (18.3) | −12.6 (9.3) | 1.0 (33.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −18.8 (−1.8) | −17.3 (0.9) | −9.5 (14.9) | −2.6 (27.3) | 3.5 (38.3) | 9.2 (48.6) | 12.2 (54.0) | 9.2 (48.6) | 4.5 (40.1) | −1.7 (28.9) | −10.3 (13.5) | −15.8 (3.6) | −3.1 (26.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −46.0 (−50.8) | −43.0 (−45.4) | −34.0 (−29.2) | −24.0 (−11.2) | −11.4 (11.5) | −3.0 (26.6) | 0.9 (33.6) | −3.2 (26.2) | −6.4 (20.5) | −25.0 (−13.0) | −36.1 (−33.0) | −48.0 (−54.4) | −48.0 (−54.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 52.4 (2.06) | 32.9 (1.30) | 46.9 (1.85) | 52.9 (2.08) | 69.1 (2.72) | 75.3 (2.96) | 83.8 (3.30) | 68.2 (2.69) | 58.7 (2.31) | 55.6 (2.19) | 48.1 (1.89) | 37.3 (1.47) | 681.2 (26.82) |
| Source: climatebase.ru ||||||||||||||
