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Cold Bay, Alaska vs Astrakhan Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Cold Bay, Alaska, Usa and Astrakhan, Russia is approximately 8,369 km or 5,201 mi.
  • To reach Cold Bay, Alaska in this distance one would set out from Astrakhan bearing 17.5° or NNE and follow the great circles arc to approach Cold Bay, Alaska bearing 158.6° or SSE .
  • Cold Bay, Alaska has a subpolar oceanic climate (Cfc) whereas Astrakhan has a mid-latitude cool steppe climate (BSk).
  • Cold Bay, Alaska is in or near the subpolar wet tundra biome whereas Astrakhan is in or near the cool temperate desert scrub biome.
  • The average temperature is 6.5 °C (11.6°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 17.3 °C (31.1°F) less in Cold Bay, Alaska. The continentality subtype is truly oceanic as opposed to truly continental.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 698.8 mm (27.5 in) more which is equivalent to 698.8 l/m² (17.15 US gal/ft²) or 6,988,000 l/ha (747,064 US gal/ac) more. About 4 1/4 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 8.9° lower in Cold Bay, Alaska than in Astrakhan.

Climate Comparison Table

The table shows values for Cold Bay, Alaska relative to Astrakhan. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Astrakhan vs Cold Bay, Alaska.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) +4 (+6) +2 (+4) -3 (-5) -10 (-19) -14 (-25) -15 (-27) -15 (-27) -13 (-23) -9 (-16) -5 (-9) -2 (-3) +1 (+2) -6 (-12)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) +57 (+2) +47 (+2) +39 (+2) +25 (+1) +36 (+1) +33 (+1) +49 (+2) +65 (+3) +88 (+3) +93 (+4) +89 (+4) +78 (+3) +699 (+28)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) +9 (+29) +13 (+46) +12 (+39) +6 (+20) +10 (+32) +10 (+33) +9 (+29) +17 (+55) +14 (+47) +14 (+45) +11 (+37) +6 (+19)   +131 (+36)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -1h 18' -0h 45' -0h 08' +0h 30' +1h 07' +1h 30' +1h 20' +0h 45' +0h 06' -0h 31' -1h 08' -1h 30'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -8.7 -8.6 -8.7 -8.7 -8.8 -9 -9 -9.1 -9.1 -9.1 -9.1 -8.9   -8.9

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