Olenyok (rural Locality)
Olenyok (Russian: Оленёк; Yakut: Өлөөн, Ölöön) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Olenyoksky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located north of the Arctic Circle. Population: 2,273 (2010 Russian census); 2,228 (2002 Census); 2,133 (1989 Soviet census).
Geography
The village is located by the Olenyok River, a few miles downstream from the confluence of the Arga-Sala, its largest tributary.
Transportation
Olenyok is served by the Olenyok Airport (IATA: ONK, ICAO: UERO).
Climate
Olenyok has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc). Winters are extremely cold with average temperatures from −39.8 to −32.0 °C (−39.6 to −25.6 °F) in January, while summers are mild with average temperatures from +10.3 to +20.4 °C (50.5 to 68.7 °F). A temperature of −62.9 °C (−81.2 °F) was recorded in January 1959. Precipitation is quite low, but is somewhat higher in summer than at other times of the year. Temperatures in summer sometimes reach +30 °C (86 °F) and the record high is +35.7 °C (96.3 °F), recorded in July 1936.
| Climate data for Olenyok | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | −3.7 (25.3) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
7.2 (45.0) |
14.1 (57.4) |
28.4 (83.1) |
34.5 (94.1) |
35.7 (96.3) |
33.2 (91.8) |
25.5 (77.9) |
11.4 (52.5) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
35.7 (96.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −31.6 (−24.9) |
−28.8 (−19.8) |
−16.0 (3.2) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
4.5 (40.1) |
16.9 (62.4) |
20.7 (69.3) |
16.5 (61.7) |
6.6 (43.9) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−23.3 (−9.9) |
−29.9 (−21.8) |
−6.3 (20.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −35.2 (−31.4) |
−32.6 (−26.7) |
−21.4 (−6.5) |
−9.7 (14.5) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
15.3 (59.5) |
11.4 (52.5) |
2.8 (37.0) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−26.9 (−16.4) |
−33.5 (−28.3) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −39.0 (−38.2) |
−36.1 (−33.0) |
−26.5 (−15.7) |
−15.0 (5.0) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
7.0 (44.6) |
10.6 (51.1) |
7.0 (44.6) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
−30.3 (−22.5) |
−37.3 (−35.1) |
−14.8 (5.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −62.9 (−81.2) |
−59.6 (−75.3) |
−55.6 (−68.1) |
−46.4 (−51.5) |
−28.9 (−20.0) |
−15.1 (4.8) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−9.9 (14.2) |
−20.8 (−5.4) |
−43.5 (−46.3) |
−56.6 (−69.9) |
−61.8 (−79.2) |
−62.9 (−81.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 12.2 (0.48) |
11.1 (0.44) |
11.8 (0.46) |
14.3 (0.56) |
21.9 (0.86) |
36.5 (1.44) |
47.2 (1.86) |
44.9 (1.77) |
31.5 (1.24) |
24.6 (0.97) |
18.5 (0.73) |
12.2 (0.48) |
286.7 (11.29) |
| Average rainy days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| Average snowy days | 23 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 178 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 79 | 74 | 65 | 64 | 60 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 73 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 3 | 67 | 188 | 272 | 284 | 284 | 334 | 216 | 100 | 69 | 11 | 0 | 1,828 |
| Source 1: pogoda.ru.net | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA (sun only, 1961-1990) | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 471 | — |
| 1959 | 749 | +59.0% |
| 1970 | 1,310 | +74.9% |
| 1979 | 1,811 | +38.2% |
| 1989 | 2,133 | +17.8% |
| 2002 | 2,228 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 2,273 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 2,438 | +7.3% |
| Source: Census data | ||