[7] Its climate contains vast temperature differences between seasons, in spite of its relatively low latitude and position near the Pacific Ocean.

It has slightly warmer summers than Vladivostok due to its inland position, whereas winters are similar in both locations, largely but not completely unaffected by any maritime moderation.

Weather Atlas (sun hours)[10] In the late 19th century, the Vladivostok-based Russian Pacific Fleet was in deep need of a source of coal.

In 1896, the Department of Mines made a large order for coal from the Suchan River area, and a settlement for miners was founded.

[citation needed] The settlement was originally named Suchansky Rudnik, meaning mining pit of Suchan.

Korean militants such as Han Ch'ang-kŏl (한창걸; 韓昌傑) resisted Japan from the nearby mountains.

Only in 1900, when forty-six highly qualified miners arrived, construction of the mine #1 and of ten houses started.

Many workers were called up for military service, extraction of coal reduced greatly, and construction works were cut down.

In 1918–1922, during the Russian Civil War, the supporters of the Bolsheviks conducted an active partisan struggle in the region.

[1] As a municipal division, Partizansk Town Under Krai Jurisdiction is incorporated as Partizansky Urban Okrug.

Light industry also prospers, with a garment factory, a tannery, a food-processing plant, and a brewery currently operating.

Thirty years later, the Partizansk Power Station was renovated, and a new generator was installed to boost the output.

The town lies on the branch of the Trans-Siberian Railway leading to Nakhodka; this section of the railroad was completed in 1935.

A coal deposit in Oleny Klyuch (near mine #1) was for the first time mentioned by Vasily Margaritov, a member of the Geographic Society of Amur Krai.