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Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard vs Rio Gallegos Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard, Norway and Rio Gallegos, Argentina is approximately 15,420 km or 9,582 mi.
  • To reach Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard in this distance one would set out from Rio Gallegos bearing 23.8° or NNE and follow the great circles arc to approach Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard bearing 70° or ENE .
  • Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard has a tundra climate (ET) whereas Rio Gallegos has a mid-latitude cool steppe climate (BSk).
  • The average temperature is 9.2 °C (16.5°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 0.5 °C (0.9°F) less in Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard. The continentality subtype is truly oceanic for both.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 150.8 mm (5.9 in) more which is equivalent to 150.8 l/m² (3.7 US gal/ft²) or 1,508,000 l/ha (161,215 US gal/ac) more. About 1 5/8 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 22.1° lower in Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard than in Rio Gallegos.
  • Relative humidity levels are 21.7% higher.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 4.6°C (8.2°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

The table shows values for Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard relative to Rio Gallegos. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Rio Gallegos 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) -23 (-42) -23 (-42) -21 (-38) -15 (-27) -7 (-13) +-1 (-1) +3 (+5) +0 (0) -6 (-11) -12 (-22) -17 (-30) -21 (-37) -12 (-22)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -20 (-36) -20 (-36) -18 (-32) -13 (-23) -5 (-9) +1 (+2) +4 (+7) +2 (+4) -2 (-4) -8 (-14) -13 (-24) -17 (-31) -9 (-16)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -17 (-30) -17 (-31) -16 (-28) -11 (-20) -3 (-6) +3 (+5) +5 (+9) +3 (+6) +1 (+2) -4 (-7) -9 (-16) -14 (-25) -6 (-12)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) +6 (+0) +8 (+0) +14 (+1) +1 (+0) -1 (0) +5 (+0) +5 (+0) +25 (+1) +37 (+1) +25 (+1) +14 (+1) +12 (+0) +151 (+6)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) +9 (+29) +9 (+32) +13 (+42) +11 (+37) +8 (+26) +9 (+30) +5 (+16) +10 (+32) +16 (+53) +15 (+48) +12 (+40) +11 (+35)   +128 (+35)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -15h 50' -10h 49' -1h 40' +6h 43' +15h 13' +16h 20' +15h 54' +10h 50' +1h 26' -7h 02' -15h 22' -16h 20'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -62.4 -43.6 -22.2 +1 +17.5 +23.9 +17.9 +1.2 -21.6 -44.2 -62.7 -69.7   -22.1
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) +32 +30 +27 +17 +7 +8 +9 +13 +21 +27 +33 +36   +21.7
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -12.7 (-23) -13.3 (-24) -12 (-22) -9 (-16) -3.3 (-6) +2.2 (+4) +5.3 (+10) +4 (+7) +1.7 (+3) -2.4 (-4) -5.9 (-11) -9.3 (-17) -4.6 (-8)

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