City Pairings

Subarctic cities (Dfc)

Dfc is subarctic: short, cool summers and long, severe winters. Precipitation is modest; snow cover lasts much of the cold half of the year.

11 cities in this zone on the atlas. January highs run from -37°C to 1°C; July highs from 15°C to 25°C (roster normals).

Largest roster city: Arkhangelsk, Russia ≈ Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

• Arkhangelsk, Russia ≈ Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
• Fairbanks, Alaska ≈ Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
• Juneau, Alaska ≈ St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
• Magadan, Russia ≈ Anchorage, Alaska
• Murmansk, Russia ≈ Anchorage, Alaska
• Norilsk, Russia ≈ Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
• Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia ≈ Tromsø, Norway
• Rovaniemi, Finland ≈ Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
• Tromsø, Norway ≈ Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
• Yakutsk, Russia ≈ Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
• Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada ≈ Norilsk, Russia