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Cold Bay, Alaska vs Basel Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Cold Bay, Alaska, Usa and Basel, Switzerland is approximately 8,554 km or 5,315 mi.
  • To reach Cold Bay, Alaska in this distance one would set out from Basel bearing 354.3° or N and follow the great circles arc to approach Cold Bay, Alaska bearing 186.7° or S .
  • Cold Bay, Alaska has a subpolar oceanic climate (Cfc) whereas Basel has a marine west coast climate (Cfb).
  • Cold Bay, Alaska is in or near the subpolar wet tundra biome whereas Basel is in or near the cool temperate moist forest biome.
  • The mean annual temperature is 6 °C (10.8°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 5.6 °C (10.1°F) less in Cold Bay, Alaska. The continentality subtype is truly oceanic as opposed to semicontinental.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 130.3 mm (5.1 in) more which is equivalent to 130.3 l/m² (3.2 US gal/ft²) or 1,303,000 l/ha (139,299 US gal/ac) more. About 1 1/6 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 7.7° lower in Cold Bay, Alaska than in Basel.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -3 (-6) -6 (-11) -10 (-19) -13 (-23) -13 (-24) -14 (-25) -13 (-24) -12 (-21) -11 (-19) -8 (-15) -5 (-9) -2 (-4) -9 (-17)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -2 (-3) -4 (-6) -7 (-13) -8 (-15) -10 (-18) -9 (-17) -9 (-16) -7 (-13) -6 (-11) -5 (-9) -4 (-7) -2 (-3) -6 (-11)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -1 (-3) -3 (-6) -5 (-9) -6 (-11) -6 (-12) -6 (-11) -5 (-9) -5 (-8) -4 (-7) -4 (-8) -3 (-6) -2 (-4) -4 (-8)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) +19 (+1) +18 (+1) +7 (+0) -5 (0) -18 (-1) -40 (-2) -22 (-1) -12 (0) +33 (+1) +50 (+2) +50 (+2) +49 (+2) +130 (+5)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) +5 (+16) +10 (+35) +8 (+26) -1 ( -3) +2 (+6) +2 (+7) +2 (+6) +9 (+29) +7 (+23) +9 (+29) +7 (+23) +5 (+16)   +65 (+18)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -1h 09' -0h 40' -0h 07' +0h 27' +0h 59' +1h 20' +1h 10' +0h 40' +0h 06' -0h 28' -1h 00' -1h 20'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -7.5 -7.4 -7.4 -7.5 -7.6 -7.7 -7.8 -7.8 -7.8 -7.8 -7.8 -7.7   -7.7

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