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

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  • The distance between Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard, Norway and Kurunegala, Sri Lanka is approximately 8,380 km or 5,207 mi.
  • To reach Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard in this distance one would set out from Kurunegala bearing 346° or NNW and follow the great circles arc to approach Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard bearing 296.1° or WNW .
  • Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard has a tundra climate (ET) whereas Kurunegala has a tropical rainforest climate (Af).
  • The annual mean temperature is 28.6 °C (51.6°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 9.1 °C (16.4°F) more in Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard. The continentality subtype is truly oceanic as opposed to extremely hyperoceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 1702 mm (67 in) less which is equivalent to 1702 l/m² (41.77 US gal/ft²) or 17,020,000 l/ha (1,819,551 US gal/ac) less. About 1/5 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 58.5° lower in Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard than in Kurunegala.

Climate Comparison Table

The table shows values for Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard relative to Kurunegala. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Kurunegala 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) -37 (-67) -39 (-69) -36 (-64) -31 (-56) -27 (-49) -24 (-43) -24 (-43) -27 (-48) -29 (-53) -31 (-56) -32 (-58) -31 (-56)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -32 (-58) -34 (-61) -35 (-64) -34 (-60) -29 (-53) -25 (-45) -22 (-40) -22 (-40) -24 (-43) -27 (-48) -29 (-51) -30 (-55) -29 (-52)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -30 (-53) -31 (-56) -32 (-58) -32 (-57) -27 (-49) -23 (-42) -21 (-38) -21 (-37) -22 (-39) -24 (-43) -26 (-47) -29 (-52) -26 (-48)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -23 (-1) -63 (-2) -105 (-4) -240 (-9) -171 (-7) -133 (-5) -90 (-4) -56 (-2) -111 (-4) -317 (-12) -291 (-11) -102 (-4) -1702 (-67)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -11h 37' -8h 14' -1h 12' +4h 57' +11h 30' +11h 34' +11h 36' +8h 14' +1h 02' -5h 11' -11h 36' -11h 34'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -66.8 -66.6 -66.7 -58.2 -41.6 -35.1 -41 -57.7 -66.8 -66.6 -66.8 -67   -58.5

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