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City Pairings
fair match
Norilsk, Russia and Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada are a fair climate match — 5,103 km (3,171 mi) apart. Norilsk is Köppen zone Dfc; Iqaluit is ET.
See Norilsk on the interactive map →Norilsk is classed subarctic (Dfc) while Iqaluit is tundra (ET) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still land close enough to pair. They are about 5,103 km (3,171 mi) apart, so Iqaluit is a reachable stand-in when you want Norilsk’s weather elsewhere.
It is a fair match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks between Norilsk and Iqaluit. July by 4°C (Iqaluit cooler); January means differ by 2°C (Iqaluit warmer). Monthly rainfall stays within 9 mm in both January and July.
Sunshine: Iqaluit averages 6.1 hours a day across the two months vs 7.4 in Norilsk (1.3 h/day less; January 2.5 h vs 0.2 h, July 9.7 h vs 14.6 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (2 µg/m³ in Iqaluit, 4 in Norilsk). Dew points differ modestly (January -28°C vs -30°C; July 4°C vs 7°C).
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada is the closest distant match for Norilsk, Russia — scored fair, about 5,103 km (3,171 mi) away.
Norilsk and Iqaluit are separated by roughly 5,103 km (3,171 mi) on the great-circle route.
Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.
No — Norilsk is subarctic (Dfc) and Iqaluit is tundra (ET), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.
Norilsk has a subarctic climate (Dfc). January averages a high of -26°C and a low of -33°C with 25 mm of rain; July averages 16°C / 8°C and 50 mm.
Norilsk averages about 0.2 hours of sunshine a day in January and 14.6 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 2.3 µg/m³ (US AQI 30); July averages 6.2 µg/m³ (US AQI 35).
Other close climate matches for Norilsk: Yellowknife (loose), Anadyr (fair), Magadan (fair).
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