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Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard vs Lake Hawea Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard, Norway and Lake Hawea, New Zealand is approximately 16,378 km or 10,177 mi.
  • To reach Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard in this distance one would set out from Lake Hawea bearing 345.7° or NNW and follow the great circles arc to approach Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard bearing 221.1° or SW .
  • Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard has a tundra climate (ET) whereas Lake Hawea has a marine west coast climate (Cfb).
  • The annual mean temperature is 11.9 °C (21.4°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 0.7 °C (1.3°F) less in Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard. The continentality subtype is truly oceanic for both.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 371.1 mm (14.6 in) less which is equivalent to 371.1 l/m² (9.11 US gal/ft²) or 3,711,000 l/ha (396,731 US gal/ac) less. About 1/2 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 29.1° lower in Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard than in Lake Hawea.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -23 (-42) -24 (-42) -22 (-39) -16 (-29) -8 (-15) -2 (-3) +1 (+2) -1 (-1) -5 (-8) -10 (-18) -15 (-27) -20 (-35) -12 (-21)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -23 (-1) -15 (-1) -39 (-2) -37 (-1) -45 (-2) -39 (-2) -41 (-2) -32 (-1) -26 (-1) -31 (-1) -20 (-1) -25 (-1) -371 (-15)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -14h 57' -10h 18' -1h 35' +6h 22' +14h 27' +15h 18' +14h 59' +10h 18' +1h 21' -6h 39' -14h 35' -15h 18'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -69.6 -50.8 -29.5 -6.3 +10.4 +16.9 +11 -5.6 -28.4 -50.9 -69.5 -76.7   -29.1

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