Olenyok (rural locality)

Olenyok (Оленёк; 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:

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.

Climate
Olenyok has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc). Winters are extremely cold with average temperatures from -39.8 to -32.0 C in January, while summers are mild with average temperatures from +10.3 to +20.4 C. A temperature of -62.9 C 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 and the record high is +35.7 C, recorded in July 1936.