In spite of its temperate latitude, the powerful
Oyashio Current on the western flank of the
Aleutian Low gives Lopatka a chilly and very wet
polar climate that borders extremely closely on the
subarctic (
Köppen Dfc/ET), for which it just qualifies due to its August means, which in low-lying areas would be expected only at latitudes about 20° or further north. Unlike typical polar climates, however, the winters are only moderately severe, and there is no permafrost since the mean annual temperature is around , whilst temperatures have never fallen below . However, the extreme winds make it feel much colder. Summers are mild but extraordinarily cloudy, with annual sunshine hours about 1,050 per year, which is comparable to
Reykjavík or the extremely foggy
Sichuan Basin. Sunshine is most likely in the wettest months of September and October, when the heavy rain removes the low-level fog, but clear days are extremely rare at any time of year. As of 2019, this is still yet to result in any high above . ==References==