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.
In almost all of Siberia, the average temperature in January is lower than -10 Â°C (14 Â°F), and goes down to -45 Â°C (-49 Â°F) in inland eastern areas. The July average is around freezing (0 Â°C or 32 Â°F) in the northern islands and along the Arctic coast, while it goes up to 20 Â°C (68 Â°F) in the southernmost areas.