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Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard vs Pituffik/ Thule Air Base Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard, Norway and Pituffik/ Thule Air Base, Greenland is approximately 2,228 km or 1,385 mi.
  • To reach Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard in this distance one would set out from Pituffik/ Thule Air Base bearing 51.1° or NE and follow the great circles arc to approach Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard bearing 137.2° or SE .
  • Both have a tundra climate (ET).
  • The annual average temperature is 9.8 °C (17.7°F) warmer.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 17.2 °C (31°F) less in Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard. The continentality subtype is truly oceanic as opposed to truly continental.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 269 mm (10.6 in) more which is equivalent to 269 l/m² (6.6 US gal/ft²) or 2,690,000 l/ha (287,579 US gal/ac) more. About 3 1/6 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 2° higher in Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard than in Pituffik/ Thule Air Base.
  • Relative humidity levels are 21.3% higher.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 12.8°C (23°F) higher.

Climate Comparison Table

The table shows values for Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard relative to Pituffik/ Thule Air Base. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Pituffik/ Thule Air Base 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) +15 (+27) +17 (+30) +16 (+29) +11 (+19) +4 (+6) +0 (0) +0 (-1) +1 (+1) +4 (+8) +9 (+16) +13 (+23) +16 (+28) +9 (+16)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) +17 (+30) +18 (+32) +17 (+31) +12 (+22) +5 (+8) +1 (+2) +0 (+1) +1 (+2) +5 (+9) +10 (+19) +15 (+26) +17 (+31) +10 (+18)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) +18 (+32) +18 (+33) +18 (+32) +13 (+23) +6 (+10) +2 (+3) +1 (+2) +1 (+3) +6 (+11) +12 (+21) +16 (+29) +18 (+32) +11 (+19)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) +33 (+1) +23 (+1) +29 (+1) +16 (+1) +16 (+1) +16 (+1) +8 (+0) +13 (+1) +30 (+1) +30 (+1) +26 (+1) +29 (+1) +269 (+11)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) +18 (+58) +13 (+46) +16 (+52) +13 (+43) +10 (+32) +10 (+33) +7 (+23) +11 (+35) +15 (+50) +15 (+48) +13 (+43) +15 (+48)   +156 (+43)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -0h 00' +1h 20' +0h 12' -1h 19' -0h 09' -0h 00' -0h 00' -1h 14' -0h 10' +1h 22' +0h 02' -0h 00'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) +2 +1.8 +1.9 +1.9 +1.9 +2 +2 +2.1 +2.1 +2 +2.1 +2   +2
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) +23 +24 +25 +24 +22 +20 +19 +17 +20 +18 +21 +22   +21.3
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) +19.6 (+35) +20.5 (+37) +20.2 (+36) +15.2 (+27) +8 (+14) +4.1 (+7) +3.7 (+7) +4 (+7) +8 (+14) +12.7 (+23) +17.3 (+31) +19.7 (+35) +12.8 (+23)

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