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Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard vs Gor’Kij Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard, Norway and Gor’Kij, Russia is approximately 2,293 km or 1,425 mi.
  • To reach Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard in this distance one would set out from Gor’Kij bearing 341.6° or NNW and follow the great circles arc to approach Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard bearing 318.8° or NW .
  • Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard has a tundra climate (ET) whereas Gor’Kij has a warm summer continental/ hemiboreal climate with no dry season (Dfb).
  • The average annual temperature is 5.4 °C (9.7°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 18 °C (32.4°F) less in Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard. The continentality subtype is truly oceanic as opposed to truly continental.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 225.5 mm (8.9 in) less which is equivalent to 225.5 l/m² (5.53 US gal/ft²) or 2,255,000 l/ha (241,074 US gal/ac) less. About 5/8 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 18.2° lower in Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard than in Gor’Kij.

Climate Comparison Table

The table shows values for Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard relative to Gor’Kij. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Gor’Kij vs Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) +5 (+9) +3 (+5) -3 (-6) -10 (-18) -14 (-25) -14 (-25) -14 (-24) -12 (-21) -7 (-13) -3 (-6) +1 (+1) +3 (+6) -5 (-10)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -1 (0) -4 (0) +6 (+0) -14 (-1) -29 (-1) -41 (-2) -52 (-2) -30 (-1) -9 (0) -17 (-1) -20 (-1) -13 (-1) -226 (-9)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -7h 21' -5h 40' -0h 44' +3h 12' +7h 46' +6h 43' +7h 16' +5h 40' +0h 38' -3h 22' -7h 49' -6h 43'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -18.2 -18.1 -18.3 -18.3 -18.3 -18.3 -18.3 -18.3 -18.3 -18.1 -18.3 -18.3   -18.2

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