Yerbogachen

Yerbogachen (English) Ербогачен (Russian)
-  Rural Locality[1]  - Selo[1]
Location of Irkutsk Oblast in Russia
Yerbogachen Location of Yerbogachen in Irkutsk Oblast
Coordinates: 61°16′N 108°1′E / 61.267°N 108.017°ECoordinates: 61°16′N 108°1′E / 61.267°N 108.017°E
Administrative status
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Irkutsk Oblast
Administrative center of	Katangsky District[1]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	1,965 inhabitants[1]
Time zone	IRKT (UTC+08:00)[2]

Yerbogachen (Russian: Ербогачён), sometimes written Erbogachen or Erbogachene, is a rural locality in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Nizhnyaya Tunguska River. It is the administrative center of Katangsky District. Population: 1,965 (2010 Census);^[1]

Transportation

The town is served by the Erbogachen Airport.^[3]

Climate

Yerbogachen has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc). Winters are bitterly cold with average temperatures from −35.1 °C (−31 °F) to −24.8 °C (−13 °F) in January, while summers are warm with average temperatures from 10.3 °C (51 °F) to 24.6 °C (76 °F). Precipitation is quite low, but is significantly higher in summer than at other times of the year.

Climate data for Yergobachen
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	0.2 (32.4)	3.6 (38.5)	12.3 (54.1)	20.3 (68.5)	33.9 (93)	34.9 (94.8)	35.8 (96.4)	34.1 (93.4)	30.4 (86.7)	20.1 (68.2)	6.2 (43.2)	3.4 (38.1)	35.8 (96.4)
Average high °C (°F)	−24.8 (−12.6)	−18.5 (−1.3)	−7.1 (19.2)	2.2 (36)	11.9 (53.4)	21.4 (70.5)	24.6 (76.3)	20.6 (69.1)	11.2 (52.2)	−0.8 (30.6)	−15.1 (4.8)	−23.9 (−11)	0.14 (32.27)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−30.0 (−22)	−26.0 (−14.8)	−15.9 (3.4)	−4.7 (23.5)	5.7 (42.3)	14.3 (57.7)	17.5 (63.5)	13.7 (56.7)	5.3 (41.5)	−5.2 (22.6)	−20.5 (−4.9)	−28.8 (−19.8)	−6.22 (20.81)
Average low °C (°F)	−35.1 (−31.2)	−32.6 (−26.7)	−24.5 (−12.1)	−12.1 (10.2)	−0.4 (31.3)	7.1 (44.8)	10.3 (50.5)	7.1 (44.8)	0.4 (32.7)	−9.6 (14.7)	−25.8 (−14.4)	−33.7 (−28.7)	−12.41 (9.66)
Record low °C (°F)	−61.2 (−78.2)	−59.5 (−75.1)	−53.3 (−63.9)	−43.2 (−45.8)	−23.6 (−10.5)	−8.6 (16.5)	−3.4 (25.9)	−6.9 (19.6)	−19.8 (−3.6)	−39.8 (−39.6)	−54.8 (−66.6)	−58.6 (−73.5)	−61.2 (−78.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	15 (0.59)	10 (0.39)	12 (0.47)	20 (0.79)	25 (0.98)	47 (1.85)	53 (2.09)	46 (1.81)	34 (1.34)	39 (1.54)	27 (1.06)	19 (0.75)	347 (13.66)
Average rainy days	0	0	1	6	13	16	14	14	15	8	1	0	88
Average snowy days	21	18	16	10	2	0.1	0	0	2	16	22	22	129.1
Average relative humidity (%)	77	75	68	61	57	61	67	74	74	77	79	78	70.7
Mean monthly sunshine hours	38	115	195	235	257	303	315	231	145	86	58	18	1,996
Source #1: pogoda.ru.net[4]
Source #2: NOAA (sun only, 1961-1990)[5]

References

1. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
2. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
3. "Yerbogachen Airport". OurAirports. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
4. "Weather And Climate - Climate Erbogachene" (in Russian). Retrieved 19 January 2013.
5. "Climate Normals for Erbogacen". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 19 January 2013.