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Cold Bay, Alaska vs Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Cold Bay, Alaska, Usa and Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard, Norway is approximately 5,590 km or 3,474 mi.
  • To reach Cold Bay, Alaska in this distance one would set out from Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard bearing 1.4° or N and follow the great circles arc to approach Cold Bay, Alaska bearing 179.3° or S .
  • Cold Bay, Alaska has a subpolar oceanic climate (Cfc) whereas Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard has a tundra climate (ET).
  • The average annual temperature is 4.9 °C (8.8°F) warmer.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 1.4 °C (2.5°F) more in Cold Bay, Alaska. The continentality subtype is truly oceanic for both.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 521.3 mm (20.5 in) more which is equivalent to 521.3 l/m² (12.79 US gal/ft²) or 5,213,000 l/ha (557,304 US gal/ac) more. About 2 1/3 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 19.2° higher in Cold Bay, Alaska than in Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) +5 (+8) +4 (+7) +6 (+10) +5 (+10) +6 (+11) +6 (+11) +6 (+10) +6 (+11) +6 (+11) +5 (+9) +4 (+7) +4 (+7) +5 (+9)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) +5 (+8) +4 (+8) +6 (+10) +6 (+10) +5 (+9) +5 (+9) +5 (+10) +6 (+10) +5 (+9) +4 (+7) +3 (+6) +4 (+7) +5 (+9)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) +5 (+8) +5 (+9) +6 (+11) +6 (+11) +5 (+8) +4 (+7) +5 (+9) +5 (+10) +4 (+8) +3 (+5) +3 (+5) +4 (+7) +5 (+8)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) +33 (+1) +29 (+1) +22 (+1) +28 (+1) +35 (+1) +30 (+1) +40 (+2) +45 (+2) +64 (+3) +68 (+3) +70 (+3) +56 (+2) +521 (+21)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) -3 ( -10) +3 (+11) -1 ( -3) -6 ( -20) 0 ( 0) +1 (+3) +1 (+3) +4 (+13) -2 ( -7) -2 ( -6) -1 ( -3) -4 ( -13)   -10 ( -3)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day +7h 32' +5h 47' +0h 46' -3h 16' -7h 56' -6h 57' -7h 28' -5h 47' -0h 39' +3h 27' +7h 59' +6h 57'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) +19.4 +19.4 +19.5 +19.5 +19.4 +19.3 +19.2 +19.1 +19.1 +18.9 +19.1 +19.3   +19.2

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