Magdagachi
# Magdagachi

Magdagachi (Russian: Магдага́чи) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Magdagachinsky District of Amur Oblast, Russia, located 367 kilometers (228 mi) northwest of Blagoveshchensk. Population: 10,897 (2010 Census); 12,208 (2002 Census); 15,578 (1989 Census).

## History

It was established in 1910 in connection with the construction of the Amur Railway; both the settlement and the railway station were named after the stream called Magdagachi, which flows into a tributary of the Amur River. Magdagachi was granted urban-type settlement status in 1938.

## Climate

Magdagachi experiences a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb) bordering upon a subarctic climate (Dwc) with very cold, dry winters and warm, humid, and rainy summers.

Climate data for Magdagachi :

| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Record high °C (°F) | −2.0 (28.4) | 1.5 (34.7) | 15.3 (59.5) | 24.6 (76.3) | 34.0 (93.2) | 37.0 (98.6) | 37.5 (99.5) | 35.3 (95.5) | 28.5 (83.3) | 21.1 (70.0) | 8.0 (46.4) | 1.0 (33.8) | 37.5 (99.5) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −18.8 (−1.8) | −13.3 (8.1) | −4.4 (24.1) | 6.9 (44.4) | 16.5 (61.7) | 23.6 (74.5) | 25.6 (78.1) | 22.8 (73.0) | 15.8 (60.4) | 4.4 (39.9) | −10.2 (13.6) | −18.8 (−1.8) | 4.1 (39.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −24.6 (−12.3) | −19.9 (−3.8) | −10.7 (12.7) | 1.2 (34.2) | 10.1 (50.2) | 17.0 (62.6) | 19.6 (67.3) | 16.7 (62.1) | 9.3 (48.7) | −1.6 (29.1) | −15.8 (3.6) | −24 (−11) | −1.9 (28.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −30.2 (−22.4) | −26.7 (−16.1) | −18.3 (−0.9) | −5.6 (21.9) | 2.6 (36.7) | 9.4 (48.9) | 12.9 (55.2) | 10.0 (50.0) | 2.5 (36.5) | −7.9 (17.8) | −21.5 (−6.7) | −29.1 (−20.4) | −8.5 (16.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −45.5 (−49.9) | −42.9 (−45.2) | −36.1 (−33.0) | −22.3 (−8.1) | −8 (18) | −1.6 (29.1) | 1.3 (34.3) | 0.3 (32.5) | −10 (14) | −24.8 (−12.6) | −38.2 (−36.8) | −46.1 (−51.0) | −46.1 (−51.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10.5 (0.41) | 6.1 (0.24) | 8.7 (0.34) | 20.7 (0.81) | 34.4 (1.35) | 75.7 (2.98) | 88.6 (3.49) | 105.6 (4.16) | 63.3 (2.49) | 23.8 (0.94) | 15.9 (0.63) | 10.2 (0.40) | 463.5 (18.24) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.0 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 9.9 | 9.6 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 98.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73.7 | 67.0 | 60.6 | 56.0 | 58.6 | 66.0 | 73.6 | 74.0 | 70.6 | 70.1 | 77.1 | 75.4 | 68.6 |
| Source: climatebase.ru archive ||||||||||||||

## Transportation

Magdagachi has a station on the Trans-Siberian Railway 7,494 kilometers (4,657 mi) from Moscow). The M58 "Amur" highway traverses it as of 2010. There is also a small regional airport (IATA Code GDG, UHBI), but it is not currently in service.

