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

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  • The distance between Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard, Norway and Madang, Papua New Guinea is approximately 11,593 km or 7,204 mi.
  • To reach Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard in this distance one would set out from Madang bearing 347.2° or NNW and follow the great circles arc to approach Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard bearing 235.5° or SW .
  • Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard has a tundra climate (ET) whereas Madang has a tropical rainforest climate (Af).
  • The average 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 3047 mm (120 in) less which is equivalent to 3047 l/m² (74.78 US gal/ft²) or 30,470,000 l/ha (3,257,445 US gal/ac) less. About 1/9 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 58.5° lower in Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard than in Madang.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -34 (-60) -34 (-61) -34 (-61) -32 (-58) -28 (-50) -24 (-42) -21 (-38) -21 (-38) -23 (-41) -26 (-46) -29 (-52) -32 (-57) -28 (-50)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -351 (-14) -281 (-11) -330 (-13) -417 (-16) -296 (-12) -179 (-7) -109 (-4) -51 (-2) -78 (-3) -247 (-10) -358 (-14) -350 (-14) -3047 (-120)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) +6 (+19) +4 (+14) +3 (+10) +1 (+3) 0 ( 0) +4 (+13) +3 (+10) +9 (+29) +12 (+40) +12 (+39) +8 (+27) +5 (+16)   +67 (+18)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -12h 15' -8h 38' -1h 17' +5h 14' +12h 04' +12h 17' +12h 16' +8h 39' +1h 06' -5h 29' -12h 11' -12h 17'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -79.3 -78.5 -68.5 -45.6 -28.9 -22.5 -28.3 -45 -67.6 -78.5 -79.4 -79.7   -58.5

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