Korf (Russian: Корф) is a port village on a narrow sand spit opposite Tilichiki in Olyutorsky District, Kamchatka Krai, Russia. It was established on the coast of the Skrytaya Harbor of the Korfa Bay as a settlement of salmon fishers in 1925. It is connected to Tilichiki by ferry and to other neighbouring villages by helicopter service. Platinum and lignite are mined in the district.
The population of Korf was estimated at 1,200 in 2006. On 21 April 2006 Korf was destroyed by the 2006 Kamchatka earthquake. More than 800 families were evacuated and the settlement was slated to be abandoned. As of 2009, however, about 400 people still live in Korf.
Korf and Tilichiki have a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc) though owing to their maritime location the winters are not so severe as at the same latitude in interior Siberia - for instance the mean temperature of the coldest month is as much as 15°C (27°F) less severe than in Olyokminsk at the same latitude near the “cold pole”. Precipitation also shows the pronounced maritime influence, with annual averages being typical of Kamchatka and around three or four times those of interior Siberia at the same latitude. The heavier snow cover and milder winter temperatures mean that in spite of the mean temperature of the warmest month not reaching beyond 12.5 °C (54.5 °F), permafrost is only discontinuous. Strong winds, however, limit tree growth severely.
| Climate data for Korf, Kamchatka Krai (1979-1994) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
17.2 (63.0) |
28.9 (84.0) |
28.9 (84.0) |
25.0 (77.0) |
21.1 (70.0) |
12.2 (54.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
28.9 (84.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −9.4 (15.1) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
3.9 (39.0) |
10.6 (51.1) |
15.6 (60.1) |
15.6 (60.1) |
10.6 (51.1) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
0.6 (33.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −13.1 (8.4) |
−15.3 (4.5) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
−7 (19) |
0.8 (33.4) |
7.5 (45.5) |
12.5 (54.5) |
12.2 (54.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−14.2 (6.4) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −16.7 (1.9) |
−18.3 (−0.9) |
−16.1 (3.0) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
4.4 (39.9) |
9.4 (48.9) |
8.9 (48.0) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−5 (23) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
−17.8 (0.0) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −42.2 (−44.0) |
−43.9 (−47.0) |
−37.8 (−36.0) |
−30 (−22) |
−17.8 (0.0) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
2.2 (36.0) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−5 (23) |
−18.9 (−2.0) |
−31.1 (−24.0) |
−37.8 (−36.0) |
−43.9 (−47.0) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 59.7 (2.35) |
37.1 (1.461) |
52.3 (2.059) |
62.0 (2.441) |
71.6 (2.819) |
56.4 (2.22) |
100.4 (3.953) |
105.9 (4.169) |
79.3 (3.122) |
75.4 (2.969) |
84.1 (3.311) |
92.0 (3.622) |
876.2 (34.496) |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.7 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 8.8 | 10.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 79.2 |
| Sunshine hours | 58.9 | 104.5 | 186.0 | 219.0 | 210.8 | 216.0 | 189.1 | 176.7 | 150.0 | 117.8 | 66.0 | 27.9 | 1,722.7 |
| Source no. 1: Sistema de Clasificación Bioclimática Mundial [1] | |||||||||||||
| Source no. 2: allmetsat.com (sunshine only)[2] | |||||||||||||