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Cold Bay, Alaska vs Cairns Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Cold Bay, Alaska, Usa and Cairns, Australia is approximately 9,361 km or 5,817 mi.
  • To reach Cold Bay, Alaska in this distance one would set out from Cairns bearing 26.7° or NNE and follow the great circles arc to approach Cold Bay, Alaska bearing 48.9° or NE .
  • Cold Bay, Alaska has a subpolar oceanic climate (Cfc) whereas Cairns has a tropical monsoonal climate (Am).
  • Cold Bay, Alaska is in or near the subpolar wet tundra biome whereas Cairns is in or near the subtropical moist forest biome.
  • The annual average temperature is 21.3 °C (38.4°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 7.1 °C (12.8°F) more in Cold Bay, Alaska. The continentality subtype is truly oceanic as opposed to truly hyperoceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 1150.1 mm (45.3 in) less which is equivalent to 1150.1 l/m² (28.23 US gal/ft²) or 11,501,000 l/ha (1,229,533 US gal/ac) less. About 4/9 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 35.2° lower in Cold Bay, Alaska than in Cairns.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -31 (-56) -31 (-56) -29 (-52) -26 (-46) -21 (-37) -16 (-28) -13 (-23) -13 (-24) -17 (-30) -23 (-41) -27 (-48) -30 (-53) -23 (-41)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -29 (-53) -30 (-54) -28 (-50) -25 (-44) -20 (-35) -14 (-25) -11 (-20) -11 (-20) -15 (-26) -21 (-37) -25 (-45) -28 (-50) -21 (-38)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -28 (-50) -29 (-52) -27 (-48) -24 (-42) -18 (-33) -13 (-23) -9 (-16) -9 (-16) -13 (-23) -19 (-34) -24 (-42) -26 (-47) -20 (-36)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -325 (-13) -364 (-14) -394 (-16) -175 (-7) -49 (-2) +4 (+0) +38 (+2) +60 (+2) +79 (+3) +67 (+3) +6 (+0) -97 (-4) -1150 (-45)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -5h 20' -3h 14' -0h 35' +2h 13' +4h 41' +6h 01' +5h 25' +3h 15' +0h 30' -2h 18' -4h 45' -6h 01'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -70.8 -58.4 -37.6 -14.4 +2.1 +8.5 +2.5 -14.2 -37 -58.9 -70.8 -72   -35.2

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