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Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard vs Taiaroa Head Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard, Norway and Taiaroa Head, New Zealand is approximately 16,532 km or 10,273 mi.
  • To reach Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard in this distance one would set out from Taiaroa Head bearing 345.8° or NNW and follow the great circles arc to approach Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard bearing 219.7° or SW .
  • Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard has a tundra climate (ET) whereas Taiaroa Head has a marine west coast climate (Cfb).
  • The average temperature is 12 °C (21.6°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 4.8 °C (8.6°F) more in Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard. The continentality subtype is truly oceanic as opposed to barely hyperoceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 253.9 mm (10 in) less which is equivalent to 253.9 l/m² (6.23 US gal/ft²) or 2,539,000 l/ha (271,436 US gal/ac) less. About 3/5 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 28° lower in Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard than in Taiaroa Head.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -21 (-37) -21 (-38) -20 (-37) -17 (-30) -10 (-19) -5 (-9) -2 (-4) -3 (-5) -5 (-9) -10 (-17) -13 (-24) -18 (-32) -12 (-22)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -20 (-1) -17 (-1) -26 (-1) -30 (-1) -39 (-2) -31 (-1) -30 (-1) -13 (0) +4 (+0) -11 (0) -16 (-1) -26 (-1) -254 (-10)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -15h 04' -10h 22' -1h 35' +6h 25' +14h 33' +15h 27' +15h 07' +10h 23' +1h 22' -6h 43' -14h 42' -15h 27'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -68.4 -49.7 -28.3 -5.1 +11.6 +18.1 +12.2 -4.5 -27.2 -49.8 -68.3 -75.6   -28

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