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Cold Bay, Alaska vs Cape Town Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Cold Bay, Alaska, Usa and Cape Town, South Africa is approximately 17,652 km or 10,969 mi.
  • To reach Cold Bay, Alaska in this distance one would set out from Cape Town bearing 2.1° or N and follow the great circles arc to approach Cold Bay, Alaska bearing 177° or S .
  • Cold Bay, Alaska is in or near the subpolar wet tundra biome whereas Cape Town is in or near the warm temperate dry forest biome.
  • The average annual temperature is 13.1 °C (23.6°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 4.4 °C (7.9°F) more in Cold Bay, Alaska. The continentality subtype is truly oceanic as opposed to barely hyperoceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 439.3 mm (17.3 in) more which is equivalent to 439.3 l/m² (10.78 US gal/ft²) or 4,393,000 l/ha (469,641 US gal/ac) more. About 2 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 20.5° lower in Cold Bay, Alaska than in Cape Town.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -25 (-46) -26 (-47) -23 (-42) -19 (-34) -13 (-24) -8 (-14) -4 (-8) -5 (-8) -8 (-14) -14 (-26) -19 (-35) -23 (-42) -16 (-28)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -23 (-41) -24 (-42) -21 (-37) -16 (-29) -11 (-19) -5 (-10) -2 (-3) -2 (-4) -5 (-10) -12 (-21) -17 (-30) -20 (-36) -13 (-24)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -20 (-37) -21 (-38) -18 (-32) -14 (-25) -8 (-15) -3 (-6) +1 (+1) +0 (+1) -3 (-5) -9 (-17) -14 (-26) -17 (-31) -11 (-19)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) +58 (+2) +42 (+2) +34 (+1) +9 (+0) -10 (0) -40 (-2) -19 (-1) +5 (+0) +71 (+3) +107 (+4) +105 (+4) +76 (+3) +439 (+17)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) +14 (+45) +17 (+60) +14 (+45) +3 (+10) +3 (+10) +2 (+7) +1 (+3) +9 (+29) +9 (+30) +11 (+35) +13 (+43) +12 (+39)   +108 (+30)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -6h 26' -3h 55' -0h 42' +2h 41' +5h 40' +7h 15' +6h 32' +3h 56' +0h 36' -2h 47' -5h 44' -7h 15'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -60.6 -41.8 -20.4 +2.8 +19.3 +25.6 +19.5 +2.7 -20.1 -42.7 -60.9 -68.1   -20.5

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