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

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  • The distance between Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard, Norway and Puntarenas, Costa Rica is approximately 9,349 km or 5,810 mi.
  • To reach Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard in this distance one would set out from Puntarenas bearing 15.1° or NNE and follow the great circles arc to approach Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard bearing 106.1° or ESE .
  • Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard has a tundra climate (ET) whereas Puntarenas has a tropical wet and dry/ savanna climate with dry winters (Aw).
  • The annual average temperature is 28.5 °C (51.3°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 9.7 °C (17.5°F) more in Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard. The continentality subtype is truly oceanic as opposed to extremely hyperoceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 1210.5 mm (47.7 in) less which is equivalent to 1210.5 l/m² (29.71 US gal/ft²) or 12,105,000 l/ha (1,294,105 US gal/ac) less. About 1/4 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 58° lower in Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard than in Puntarenas.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -33 (-60) -35 (-62) -35 (-64) -34 (-60) -29 (-52) -24 (-44) -22 (-39) -22 (-39) -23 (-41) -26 (-46) -28 (-51) -31 (-56) -28 (-51)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) +33 (+1) +27 (+1) +27 (+1) -8 (0) -173 (-7) -208 (-8) -158 (-6) -198 (-8) -263 (-10) -215 (-8) -81 (-3) +5 (+0) -1211 (-48)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -11h 29' -8h 09' -1h 11' +4h 53' +11h 23' +11h 25' +11h 28' +8h 09' +1h 01' -5h 08' -11h 29' -11h 25'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -64.4 -64.3 -64.5 -60.5 -44 -37.6 -43.6 -60.3 -64.2 -63.9 -64.2 -64.5   -58

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