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Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard vs Sentani/ Jayapura, Papua Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard, Norway and Sentani/ Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia is approximately 11,172 km or 6,942 mi.
  • To reach Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard in this distance one would set out from Sentani/ Jayapura, Papua bearing 346.6° or NNW and follow the great circles arc to approach Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard bearing 240.2° or WSW .
  • Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard has a tundra climate (ET) whereas Sentani/ Jayapura, Papua has a tropical rainforest climate (Af).
  • The average annual temperature is 27.4 °C (49.3°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 12 °C (21.6°F) more in Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard. The continentality subtype is truly oceanic as opposed to extremely hyperoceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 1434 mm (56.5 in) less which is equivalent to 1434 l/m² (35.19 US gal/ft²) or 14,340,000 l/ha (1,533,041 US gal/ac) less. About 2/9 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 58.9° lower in Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard than in Sentani/ Jayapura, Papua.
  • Relative humidity levels are 6% higher.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 25.7°C (46.2°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

The table shows values for Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard relative to Sentani/ Jayapura, Papua. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Sentani/ Jayapura, Papua 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 (-59) -33 (-59) -33 (-59) -31 (-56) -27 (-49) -24 (-42) -21 (-38) -21 (-38) -23 (-41) -26 (-46) -28 (-50) -31 (-55) -27 (-49)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -193 (-8) -210 (-8) -205 (-8) -161 (-6) -60 (-2) -52 (-2) -46 (-2) -71 (-3) -78 (-3) -42 (-2) -143 (-6) -173 (-7) -1434 (-56)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) +5 (+16) +2 (+7) +3 (+10) +2 (+7) +4 (+13) +4 (+13) +3 (+10) +6 (+19) +11 (+37) +10 (+32) +6 (+20) +5 (+16)   +61 (+17)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -12h 07' -8h 33' -1h 16' +5h 10' +11h 57' +12h 08' +12h 07' +8h 34' +1h 05' -5h 25' -12h 04' -12h 08'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -76.7 -76.2 -70.9 -48.2 -31.6 -25.1 -31 -47.6 -70.1 -76.2 -76.8 -77   -58.9
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) +5 +4 +6 +4 +2 +7 +8 +8 +9 +7 +5 +7   +6
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -30.8 (-55) -31.5 (-57) -31.2 (-56) -29.5 (-53) -25.8 (-46) -21.8 (-39) -19.2 (-35) -19.2 (-35) -20.4 (-37) -23.5 (-42) -26.4 (-48) -28.6 (-51) -25.7 (-46)

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