10 gloomy cities in the world where the sun barely peeks

10. Murmansk, Russia h2> solar hours per year: 1715





Murmansk is the largest city in the world located in the Arctic Circle. However, the weather is not as bad as it might seem. In winter the temperature can warm up to -10 degrees Celsius - quite a comfortable level. But the night, lasting a few months of the year can be a real problem for the unprepared mind. During this period, the sun does not appear at all, filling even the daytime constant gloom.

9. Kiruna, Sweden h2> solar hours per year: 1680





Kiruna is located in a hundred and fifty kilometers north of the Arctic Circle. The sun appears only for a short period from May 30 to July 15, all the rest of the residents have to put up with constant twilight, which become winter in the polar night.

8. Yuzhno-Kuril'sk, Russia h2> solar hours per year: 1662





The end of the 90 held here in constant anticipation of change: the talk of the transfer of the Kurile Islands of Japan were, at that time, very loud. But we, as you know, our land to the enemy will not give an inch -Yuzhno-Kuril'sk, with all its mists, cold and eternal night, the Japanese will not get for nothing.

7. Juneau, United States h2> solar hours per year: 1540





Formally, the entire territory of the city covers 8430 square kilometers. In fact, 99% of the area is a wild, overgrown forests mountains, with no signs of civilization a pleasure. Picture complements the almost complete lack of sunlight, is able to bring to the depression and the cave troll.

6. Cologne, Germany h2> solar hours per year: 1504





Second, the semi-official name -Metropoliya Cologne on the Rhine, which displays the status of the city is really high, the largest and oldest cultural center of the whole country. In addition to the deficit of the sun, Cologne reproach simply have nothing.

5. Birmingham, United Kingdom h2> solar hours per year: 1364





Two million people live in Birmingham, the second largest English city. The climate here is average in the country - mild and humid, abrupt transitions are rare. It is not the case here and the bright sunlight, to which local residents have long been accustomed.

4. Prince Rupert, British Columbia h2> solar hours per year: 1230





The port town of Prince Rupert looks like a visitor from the dark fantasies of Lovecraft - why do people still cling to this place, which is about to appear out of the water Cthulhu, completely incomprehensible.

3. Nikolskoye, Russia h2> solar hours per year: 992





Nikolskoye is the only settlement in the whole, pretty not so little Aleutian area. Only here you can find most of these Aleuts: besides them locally is not able to survive almost no one. Sunny day here - a rare and amazing phenomenon.

2. Torshavn, Denmark h2> solar hours per year: 884





Torshavn, the capital of the autonomous Faroe Islands, officially the most cloud settlement in the world, solar panels will come here will not soon. However, the locals very happy with their city - the standard of living Torshavn very significant.

1. Jan Mayen, Norway h2> solar hours per year: 823





And the title of the planet's dark city officially leaves the Norwegian Jan Mayen. Strictly speaking, to a normal city this place does not hold out - the entire population of the staff of several large state-owned stations.

Bonus. Moscow, Russia h2> solar hours per year: as lucky.





And a little bonus from the heart - to ignore Moscow we just could not. The capital of the country is difficult to name a friendly and vibrant city: almost all the chances to enjoy the sunlight falls to local residents only in late spring and summer.



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