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

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  • The distance between Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard, Norway and Kristiansand, Norway is approximately 1,878 km or 1,167 mi.
  • To reach Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard in this distance one would set out from Kristiansand bearing 10.3° or N and follow the great circles arc to approach Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard bearing 20.6° or NNE .
  • Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard has a tundra climate (ET) whereas Kristiansand has a marine west coast climate (Cfb).
  • The annual mean temperature is 8.5 °C (15.2°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 6.5 °C (11.7°F) less in Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard. The continentality subtype is truly oceanic as opposed to semicontinental.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 1008 mm (39.7 in) less which is equivalent to 1008 l/m² (24.74 US gal/ft²) or 10,080,000 l/ha (1,077,619 US gal/ac) less. About 2/7 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 16.3° lower in Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard than in Kristiansand.
  • Relative humidity levels are 11.4% higher.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 6.2°C (11.2°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

The table shows values for Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard relative to Kristiansand. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Kristiansand 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) -5 (-9) -6 (-11) -9 (-16) -12 (-22) -14 (-25) -15 (-27) -14 (-25) -13 (-23) -11 (-20) -9 (-16) -6 (-11) -6 (-11) -10 (-18)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -5 (-8) -6 (-10) -9 (-15) -11 (-20) -12 (-21) -12 (-21) -12 (-21) -11 (-19) -9 (-15) -8 (-14) -6 (-10) -6 (-10) -8 (-15)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -4 (-7) -5 (-9) -8 (-14) -10 (-18) -9 (-16) -8 (-14) -9 (-16) -8 (-14) -6 (-11) -6 (-11) -5 (-9) -5 (-9) -7 (-12)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -89 (-4) -71 (-3) -29 (-1) -51 (-2) -35 (-1) -52 (-2) -80 (-3) -106 (-4) -108 (-4) -111 (-4) -140 (-6) -136 (-5) -1008 (-40)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) +2 (+6) +2 (+7) +8 (+26) +4 (+13) +5 (+16) +2 (+7) -1 ( -3) +2 (+6) +3 (+10) +4 (+13) 0 ( 0) 0 ( 0)   +31 (+8)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -6h 55' -5h 27' -0h 42' +3h 02' +7h 24' +6h 13' +6h 50' +5h 26' +0h 36' -3h 13' -7h 27' -6h 13'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -16.3 -16.2 -16.3 -16.4 -16.4 -16.4 -16.4 -16.3 -16.3 -16.1 -16.3 -16.4   -16.3
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) +5 +8 +13 +14 +19 +21 +19 +13 +10 +6 +4 +4   +11.3
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -3.7 (-7) -4.3 (-8) -6.3 (-11) -8.1 (-15) -7.3 (-13) -7.3 (-13) -7.7 (-14) -8 (-14) -6.6 (-12) -6.1 (-11) -4.6 (-8) -4.8 (-9) -6.2 (-11)

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