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Cold Bay, Alaska vs Sentani/ Jayapura, Papua Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Cold Bay, Alaska, Usa and Sentani/ Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia is approximately 8,230 km or 5,114 mi.
  • To reach Cold Bay, Alaska in this distance one would set out from Sentani/ Jayapura, Papua bearing 29.8° or NNE and follow the great circles arc to approach Cold Bay, Alaska bearing 60.4° or ENE .
  • Cold Bay, Alaska has a subpolar oceanic climate (Cfc) whereas Sentani/ Jayapura, Papua has a tropical rainforest climate (Af).
  • Cold Bay, Alaska is in or near the subpolar wet tundra biome whereas Sentani/ Jayapura, Papua is in or near the subtropical wet forest biome.
  • The annual average temperature is 22.5 °C (40.5°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 13.4 °C (24.1°F) more in Cold Bay, Alaska. The continentality subtype is truly oceanic as opposed to extremely hyperoceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 912.7 mm (35.9 in) less which is equivalent to 912.7 l/m² (22.4 US gal/ft²) or 9,127,000 l/ha (975,737 US gal/ac) less. About 1/2 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 39.7° lower in Cold Bay, Alaska than in Sentani/ Jayapura, Papua.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -28 (-50) -29 (-51) -27 (-49) -25 (-46) -22 (-39) -18 (-33) -16 (-28) -15 (-27) -17 (-31) -22 (-39) -25 (-44) -27 (-48) -23 (-41)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -160 (-6) -181 (-7) -183 (-7) -133 (-5) -25 (-1) -22 (-1) -6 (0) -26 (-1) -14 (-1) +26 (+1) -73 (-3) -117 (-5) -913 (-36)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) +2 (+6) +5 (+18) +2 (+6) -4 ( -13) +4 (+13) +5 (+17) +4 (+13) +10 (+32) +9 (+30) +8 (+26) +5 (+17) +1 (+3)   +51 (+14)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -4h 34' -2h 46' -0h 30' +1h 54' +4h 01' +5h 10' +4h 39' +2h 46' +0h 25' -1h 58' -4h 04' -5h 11'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -57.3 -56.8 -51.4 -28.7 -12.2 -5.8 -11.8 -28.5 -51 -57.3 -57.7 -57.7   -39.7

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