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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
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Feb |
Mar |
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Dec |
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Annual |
| Average 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 °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) |
| Average 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) |
| Average 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) |
| Number 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) |
| Average 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 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 (%) |
+23 |
+24 |
+25 |
+24 |
+22 |
+20 |
+19 |
+17 |
+20 |
+18 |
+21 |
+22 |
|
+21.3 |
| Average 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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Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard vs Pituffik/ Thule Air Base Discussion
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