What's the climate like in Vladivostok, Russia all year round?

Vladivostok belongs to temperate monsoon climate, which is not typical, but also cold temperate monsoon climate.

In winter, affected by the northerly winds in high latitudes inland, polar continental air masses prevail, which are cold and dry; In summer, influenced by polar ocean air mass or denatured tropical ocean air mass, southeast wind and southeast wind prevail, and it is warm and rainy, and rain and heat coexist. There are four distinct seasons throughout the year and the weather is changeable. Because of the higher latitude, the temperature difference between winter and summer increases correspondingly, and the precipitation is less than that in temperate monsoon climate zone in China.

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The geographical environment of Vladivostok

Vladivostok is located at the southern tip of Muraviev-Amurski Peninsula on the Pacific coast, near the Sea of Japan. The city is built on a hill. Vladivostok is a highland in the north, bordering Ussuri Bay, Great Peter Bay and Amur Bay in the east, south and west respectively. The city and port area are located along the Golden Horn Bay at the top of Amur Peninsula. Jinjiaowan stretches into the mainland from southwest to northeast, about 7 kilometers long.

The entrance bay is about 2km wide and 20-30m deep, with a width less than 1km and a depth of 10-20m. South of Golden Horn Bay is separated from the East Bosphorus Strait, with Russian Island as a natural barrier. The bay is surrounded by low mountains and hills, and the situation is dangerous. As the winter ice age in Vladivostok is as long as100 ~10 days (from the first ten days of February to the middle and late days of March 18), it can be navigated by icebreakers. It is foggy in summer and autumn, with an average of one and a half months of foggy days from June to August, and sometimes heavy fog affects ships entering the port.

Introduction to Vladivostok

Vladivostok, Russian: владивосток, romanized spelling: Vladivostok, (meaning "ruler of the East" or "conquering the East") is the capital of Russia's Primorsky Krai. Originally known as Vladivostok.

The city is located at the junction of Russia, China and North Korea, surrounded by the sea on three sides, with excellent natural harbor and superior geographical location. It is the most important port along the Russian Pacific coast and the seat of the Russian Pacific Fleet Command.

Vladivostok comes from the ancient indigenous language of Sushen (Manzhouli), which is translated into Chinese as "fishing village by the sea" or "drying net field by the sea". In Qing Dynasty, Lu Zhi (Hebei and Shandong) called it "Waizi", and Shandong people's "Ben Waizi" refers to it. Because it mistakenly thought that local sea cucumbers were abundant, it was finally named "Vladivostok" or "Vladivostok" in Chinese translation.

Romanization of the word Vladivostok: Vladivostok (meaning "the ruler of the East" or "conquering the East") is the official name of Vladivostok in Taiwan Province Province and Vladivostok in Chinese mainland, which is a transliteration of Russian names.

Vladivostok, which Russians call Vladivostok (English: Vladivostok, Russian: владивосток), is the capital of Russia's Primorsky Territory, the terminal of the Trans-Siberian Railway and Russia.

One of the major cultural, educational and scientific research centers in the Far East includes the Far East Branch of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Pacific Fisheries and Oceanography Institute and many institutions of higher learning.

The cargo throughput of Vladivostok Port ranks first in Russia. Industrial categories include ship repair, rolling stock, mining equipment, electronic instruments, building materials, food processing, etc. Mainly exporting oil, coal and grain, and importing petroleum products and fish.

Vladivostok is near Peter Bay, where there are more than 2,000 species of invertebrates, about 300 species of fish, birds and about 20 species of marine mammals. The most common marine animal here is the seal. All kinds of seabirds inhabit the rocks along the coast, which is called "Bird Market".