CHAR(5) is fixed length, right padded with spaces. VARCHAR2(5) is variable length. Thus the difference between VARCHAR and VARCHAR2 is that VARCHAR is ANSI standard but takes up space whereas VARCHAR2 is Oracle-only but makes more efficient use of space.
Almaty: Annual Weather Averages. July is the hottest month in Almaty with an average temperature of 24Â°C (75Â°F) and the coldest is January at -6Â°C (21Â°F). The wettest month is April with an average of 80mm of rain. Loading weather data.
Oymyakon - A remote village in the Sakha Republic, which is in itself situated in that most famous of remote and desolate locations: Siberia. Oymyakon is the coldest town on Earth with average low temperatures of -49.2Â°C (-57Â°F) and record lows of -68Â°C (-90Â°F).