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Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard vs Honiara, Guadalcanal Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard, Norway and Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands is approximately 12,366 km or 7,684 mi.
  • To reach Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard in this distance one would set out from Honiara, Guadalcanal bearing 349.6° or N and follow the great circles arc to approach Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard bearing 222° or SW .
  • Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard has a tundra climate (ET) whereas Honiara, Guadalcanal has a tropical rainforest climate (Af).
  • The mean temperature is 28 °C (50.3°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 11 °C (19.8°F) more in Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard. The continentality subtype is truly oceanic as opposed to extremely hyperoceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 1784 mm (70.2 in) less which is equivalent to 1784 l/m² (43.78 US gal/ft²) or 17,840,000 l/ha (1,907,214 US gal/ac) less. About 1/6 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 57.5° lower in Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard than in Honiara, Guadalcanal.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -35 (-63) -35 (-63) -34 (-61) -33 (-59) -30 (-54) -26 (-47) -23 (-41) -23 (-41) -26 (-47) -29 (-52) -31 (-56) -33 (-59) -30 (-54)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -34 (-60) -34 (-61) -33 (-59) -32 (-58) -28 (-50) -24 (-42) -21 (-38) -21 (-38) -23 (-41) -27 (-48) -29 (-52) -32 (-57) -28 (-50)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -32 (-58) -33 (-59) -33 (-59) -31 (-56) -26 (-47) -22 (-40) -19 (-34) -19 (-34) -20 (-36) -24 (-43) -27 (-49) -30 (-54) -26 (-47)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -238 (-9) -258 (-10) -329 (-13) -192 (-8) -118 (-5) -74 (-3) -76 (-3) -55 (-2) -47 (-2) -112 (-4) -105 (-4) -180 (-7) -1784 (-70)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) +2 (+6) -1 ( -4) -3 ( -10) -1 ( -3) 0 ( 0) +1 (+3) -2 ( -6) +4 (+13) +8 (+27) +6 (+19) +5 (+17) +3 (+10)   +22 (+6)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -12h 29' -8h 47' -1h 18' +5h 19' +12h 16' +12h 32' +12h 29' +8h 47' +1h 07' -5h 34' -12h 23' -12h 32'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -83.4 -81.3 -64.5 -41.4 -24.7 -18.3 -24.1 -40.8 -63.5 -81.1 -83.4 -83.9   -57.5

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