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Cold Bay, Alaska vs Riga Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Cold Bay, Alaska, Usa and Riga, Latvia is approximately 7,533 km or 4,681 mi.
  • To reach Cold Bay, Alaska in this distance one would set out from Riga bearing 4.1° or N and follow the great circles arc to approach Cold Bay, Alaska bearing 176.1° or S .
  • Cold Bay, Alaska has a subpolar oceanic climate (Cfc) whereas Riga has a warm summer continental/ hemiboreal climate with no dry season (Dfb).
  • Cold Bay, Alaska is in or near the subpolar wet tundra biome whereas Riga is in or near the cool temperate moist forest biome.
  • The average annual temperature is 2.7 °C (4.9°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 8.2 °C (14.8°F) less in Cold Bay, Alaska. The continentality subtype is truly oceanic as opposed to subcontinental.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 278.3 mm (11 in) more which is equivalent to 278.3 l/m² (6.83 US gal/ft²) or 2,783,000 l/ha (297,521 US gal/ac) more. About 1 4/9 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 1.7° higher in Cold Bay, Alaska than in Riga.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) +3 (+5) +2 (+4) 0 (-1) -6 (-10) -9 (-16) -9 (-16) -9 (-17) -8 (-14) -5 (-9) -3 (-6) 0 (0) +2 (+3) -4 (-6)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) +3 (+5) +2 (+3) -1 (-1) -4 (-8) -7 (-13) -8 (-14) -7 (-12) -5 (-10) -3 (-6) -3 (-6) -1 (-1) +2 (+3) -3 (-5)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) +4 (+6) +3 (+5) +1 (+2) -3 (-5) -3 (-6) -4 (-7) -4 (-8) -3 (-5) -2 (-3) -1 (-3) 0 (0) +2 (+4) -1 (-2)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) +39 (+2) +33 (+1) +24 (+1) +11 (+0) +15 (+1) -8 (0) -15 (-1) +3 (+0) +36 (+1) +50 (+2) +45 (+2) +44 (+2) +278 (+11)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) -1 ( -3) +6 (+21) +7 (+23) -2 ( -7) +3 (+10) +2 (+7) 0 ( 0) +6 (+19) +3 (+10) +4 (+13) +2 (+7) -1 ( -3)   +29 (+8)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day +0h 20' +0h 11' +0h 01' -0h 07' -0h 17' -0h 24' -0h 21' -0h 11' -0h 01' +0h 07' +0h 17' +0h 24'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) +1.9 +2 +1.9 +1.9 +1.8 +1.7 +1.6 +1.5 +1.6 +1.5 +1.6 +1.7   +1.7

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