sentences:  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 less severe than in Olyokminsk at the same latitude near the Pole of Cold.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 , permafrost is only discontinuous.