Meanwhile, the lowest registered October temperature in the region is 21,2 degrees. Despite its location far north, the climate in Murmansk differs from that of other places in the Russian North. Thanks to its location near the Golf Stream in the Euro-Arctic mild temperature zone, the city of Murmansk does have average winter temperature of only minus 10-11 degrees. The lowest temperature registration in the city was on 27 January 1999 with minus 39,4 degrees. While winds in Murmansk in summer come from the south, the city in wintertime usually have southern winds. The polar nights in the city last from 2 December to 11 January, Wikipedia writes.
