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Cold Bay, Alaska vs Fort Nelson, British Columbia Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Cold Bay, Alaska, Usa and Fort Nelson, British Columbia, Canada is approximately 2,424 km or 1,506 mi.
  • To reach Cold Bay, Alaska in this distance one would set out from Fort Nelson, British Columbia bearing 278° or W and follow the great circles arc to approach Cold Bay, Alaska bearing 243.9° or WSW .
  • Cold Bay, Alaska has a subpolar oceanic climate (Cfc) whereas Fort Nelson, British Columbia has a boreal subarctic climate with no dry season (Dfc).
  • Cold Bay, Alaska is in or near the subpolar wet tundra biome whereas Fort Nelson, British Columbia is in or near the boreal moist forest biome.
  • The average temperature is 4.6 °C (8.3°F) warmer.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 25.3 °C (45.5°F) less in Cold Bay, Alaska. The continentality subtype is truly oceanic as opposed to truly continental.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 465.8 mm (18.3 in) more which is equivalent to 465.8 l/m² (11.43 US gal/ft²) or 4,658,000 l/ha (497,971 US gal/ac) more. About 2 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 3.6° higher in Cold Bay, Alaska than in Fort Nelson, British Columbia.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) +18 (+33) +11 (+20) +4 (+7) -5 (-9) -9 (-17) -11 (-20) -10 (-18) -8 (-14) -4 (-7) +1 (+1) +13 (+23) +18 (+33) +2 (+3)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) +20 (+36) +14 (+25) +8 (+14) -2 (-3) -5 (-10) -7 (-13) -6 (-12) -4 (-7) 0 (0) +3 (+6) +15 (+26) +20 (+35) +5 (+8)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) +22 (+40) +17 (+31) +12 (+21) +2 (+4) -1 (-2) -3 (-6) -3 (-5) 0 (0) +4 (+6) +6 (+10) +16 (+30) +22 (+39) +8 (+14)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) +50 (+2) +42 (+2) +38 (+1) +30 (+1) +11 (+0) -11 (0) -20 (-1) +19 (+1) +69 (+3) +79 (+3) +85 (+3) +75 (+3) +466 (+18)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) +7 (+23) +10 (+35) +9 (+29) +4 (+13) +6 (+19) +3 (+10) +3 (+10) +11 (+35) +10 (+33) +12 (+39) +8 (+27) +4 (+13)   +87 (+24)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day +0h 47' +0h 25' +0h 04' -0h 17' -0h 39' -0h 55' -0h 48' -0h 25' -0h 03' +0h 17' +0h 40' +0h 55'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) +3.7 +3.7 +3.7 +3.7 +3.6 +3.6 +3.6 +3.6 +3.6 +3.6 +3.5 +3.6   +3.6

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