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

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  • The distance between Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard, Norway and Puttalam, Sri Lanka is approximately 8,304 km or 5,160 mi.
  • To reach Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard in this distance one would set out from Puttalam bearing 346° or NNW and follow the great circles arc to approach Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard bearing 296.5° or WNW .
  • Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard has a tundra climate (ET) whereas Puttalam has a tropical wet and dry/ savanna climate with dry summers (As).
  • The mean annual temperature is 29.1 °C (52.4°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 8.8 °C (15.8°F) more in Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard. The continentality subtype is truly oceanic as opposed to truly hyperoceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 802 mm (31.6 in) less which is equivalent to 802 l/m² (19.68 US gal/ft²) or 8,020,000 l/ha (857,391 US gal/ac) less. About 1/3 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 58.4° lower in Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard than in Puttalam.

Climate Comparison Table

The table shows values for Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard relative to Puttalam. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Puttalam 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) -35 (-62) -36 (-65) -37 (-67) -35 (-63) -31 (-56) -28 (-50) -24 (-44) -25 (-44) -27 (-48) -29 (-52) -31 (-55) -32 (-57) -31 (-55)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -32 (-58) -34 (-61) -35 (-63) -34 (-61) -30 (-54) -26 (-47) -24 (-42) -24 (-42) -25 (-45) -27 (-49) -29 (-52) -31 (-55) -29 (-52)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -30 (-54) -31 (-57) -33 (-60) -33 (-59) -29 (-52) -25 (-45) -23 (-41) -23 (-41) -23 (-42) -25 (-45) -27 (-48) -29 (-52) -28 (-50)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -16 (-1) -11 (0) -33 (-1) -154 (-6) -72 (-3) -19 (-1) +8 (+0) +21 (+1) -16 (-1) -196 (-8) -213 (-8) -101 (-4) -802 (-32)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -11h 35' -8h 13' -1h 12' +4h 56' +11h 28' +11h 32' +11h 34' +8h 13' +1h 02' -5h 10' -11h 34' -11h 32'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -66.2 -66 -66.2 -58.8 -42.1 -35.7 -41.6 -58.2 -66.3 -66 -66.3 -66.4   -58.4

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