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Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard vs Kandahar Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard, Norway and Kandahar, Afghanistan is approximately 5,418 km or 3,367 mi.
  • To reach Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard in this distance one would set out from Kandahar bearing 345° or NNW and follow the great circles arc to approach Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard bearing 304.4° or NW .
  • Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard has a tundra climate (ET) whereas Kandahar has a subtropical hot steppe climate (BSh).
  • The mean annual temperature is 19.9 °C (35.8°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 14.8 °C (26.6°F) less in Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard. The continentality subtype is truly oceanic as opposed to subcontinental.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 202.4 mm (8 in) more which is equivalent to 202.4 l/m² (4.97 US gal/ft²) or 2,024,000 l/ha (216,379 US gal/ac) more. About 2 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 42.9° lower in Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard than in Kandahar.
  • Relative humidity levels are 49.8% higher.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 6°C (10.8°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

The table shows values for Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard relative to Kandahar. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Kandahar 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) -16 (-29) -19 (-34) -26 (-46) -30 (-54) -33 (-60) -35 (-63) -33 (-60) -31 (-56) -29 (-52) -26 (-46) -21 (-38) -17 (-31) -26 (-47)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -12 (-21) -15 (-27) -21 (-38) -25 (-45) -26 (-48) -28 (-50) -27 (-48) -24 (-44) -20 (-36) -17 (-31) -13 (-23) -12 (-21) -20 (-36)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -9 (-16) -12 (-22) -17 (-31) -20 (-37) -19 (-34) -19 (-33) -20 (-35) -17 (-31) -12 (-21) -10 (-17) -7 (-13) -8 (-14) -14 (-25)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -15 (-1) -13 (-1) -8 (0) +3 (+0) +21 (+1) +23 (+1) +22 (+1) +36 (+1) +48 (+2) +40 (+2) +29 (+1) +17 (+1) +202 (+8)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) +19 (+61) +8 (+28) +16 (+52) +6 (+20) +15 (+48) +14 (+47) +13 (+42) +17 (+55) +21 (+70) +21 (+68) +20 (+67) +20 (+65)   +190 (+52)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -10h 11' -7h 21' -1h 02' +4h 20' +10h 14' +9h 59' +10h 10' +7h 21' +0h 53' -4h 33' -10h 19' -9h 58'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -42.9 -42.7 -42.9 -43 -43 -43 -43 -43 -43 -42.8 -42.9 -43   -42.9
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) +29 +28 +38 +45 +55 +66 +65 +64 +65 +58 +47 +37   +49.8
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -5.9 (-11) -8.9 (-16) -12.2 (-22) -13.3 (-24) -9.5 (-17) -5.7 (-10) -5.9 (-11) -4 (-7) +0.1 (+0) -0.6 (-1) -1.9 (-3) -4.2 (-8) -6 (-11)

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