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.
Almatinsky reserve is formed in Zailiysky Alatau. Major cities of Almaty oblast include Taldykorgan city, the capital of the region, Almaty (former capital city of Kazakhstan), Talgar, Tekeli, Panfilov, Ushtobe, and Sarkand. Kazakhs in Almaty oblast slightly outnumber Russians.n the southeast of Almaty region the Dzungarian Alatau Mountains, which border China, rise to over 13,000 feet (4,000 m) and are the origin of Karatal and other rivers that cross a sandy plain to discharge into Lake Balkhash in the northwest. The whole southern area of Almaty region is highly seismic.