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Cold Bay, Alaska vs Heraklion, Crete Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Cold Bay, Alaska, Usa and Heraklion, Crete, Greece is approximately 9,920 km or 6,164 mi.
  • To reach Cold Bay, Alaska in this distance one would set out from Heraklion, Crete bearing 4.5° or N and follow the great circles arc to approach Cold Bay, Alaska bearing 173.6° or S .
  • Cold Bay, Alaska has a subpolar oceanic climate (Cfc) whereas Heraklion, Crete has a Mediterranean hot climate (Csa).
  • Cold Bay, Alaska is in or near the subpolar wet tundra biome whereas Heraklion, Crete is in or near the warm temperate moist forest biome.
  • The annual average temperature is 15.2 °C (27.4°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 0.7 °C (1.3°F) less in Cold Bay, Alaska. The continentality subtype is truly oceanic for both.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 413.7 mm (16.3 in) more which is equivalent to 413.7 l/m² (10.15 US gal/ft²) or 4,137,000 l/ha (442,273 US gal/ac) more. About 1 5/6 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 19.9° lower in Cold Bay, Alaska than in Heraklion, Crete.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -15 (-26) -16 (-28) -15 (-27) -17 (-30) -17 (-30) -17 (-31) -16 (-28) -15 (-27) -15 (-27) -16 (-29) -16 (-29) -15 (-27) -16 (-28)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -14 (-25) -15 (-27) -15 (-27) -16 (-29) -16 (-29) -17 (-30) -16 (-28) -15 (-27) -15 (-27) -16 (-28) -15 (-28) -14 (-26) -15 (-27)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -13 (-24) -14 (-25) -14 (-25) -14 (-25) -13 (-24) -14 (-25) -14 (-25) -13 (-24) -13 (-24) -15 (-27) -15 (-26) -14 (-25) -14 (-25)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -19 (-1) -20 (-1) -3 (0) +20 (+1) +43 (+2) +50 (+2) +63 (+2) +82 (+3) +93 (+4) +41 (+2) +48 (+2) +16 (+1) +414 (+16)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) +4 (+13) +12 (+42) +9 (+29) +5 (+17) +11 (+35) +14 (+47) +13.5 (+44) +20.5 (+66) +17 (+57) +14 (+45) +8 (+27) +3 (+10)   +131 (+36)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -2h 21' -1h 23' -0h 14' +0h 56' +2h 02' +2h 41' +2h 23' +1h 23' +0h 12' -0h 58' -2h 04' -2h 41'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -19.7 -19.6 -19.6 -19.7 -19.8 -19.9 -19.9 -20 -20 -20 -20 -19.9   -19.9

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