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

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  • The distance between Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard, Norway and Turku, Finland is approximately 1,562 km or 971 mi.
  • To reach Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard in this distance one would set out from Turku bearing 356.6° or N and follow the great circles arc to approach Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard bearing 353.7° or N .
  • Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard has a tundra climate (ET) whereas Turku has a warm summer continental/ hemiboreal climate with no dry season (Dfb).
  • The mean temperature is 6.2 °C (11.1°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 10.7 °C (19.3°F) less in Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard. The continentality subtype is truly oceanic as opposed to subcontinental.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 268 mm (10.6 in) less which is equivalent to 268 l/m² (6.58 US gal/ft²) or 2,680,000 l/ha (286,510 US gal/ac) less. About 3/5 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 13.9° lower in Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard than in Turku.
  • Relative humidity levels are 17.1% higher.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 2.8°C (5°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

The table shows values for Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard relative to Turku. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Turku 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) -1 (-2) -1 (-2) -5 (-9) -9 (-16) -13 (-23) -15 (-27) -15 (-27) -14 (-25) -10 (-18) -7 (-13) -4 (-7) -2 (-4) -8 (-14)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -1 (-1) -1 (-1) -4 (-8) -8 (-14) -11 (-19) -12 (-22) -12 (-21) -10 (-18) -7 (-12) -5 (-9) -3 (-5) -1 (-2) -6 (-11)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) 0 (0) 0 (0) -2 (-4) -6 (-11) -6 (-11) -7 (-13) -9 (-16) -8 (-14) -5 (-9) -3 (-5) -3 (-5) -2 (-4) -4 (-8)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -6 (0) -4 (0) -1 (0) -16 (-1) -12 (0) -20 (-1) -54 (-2) -47 (-2) -24 (-1) -27 (-1) -35 (-1) -22 (-1) -268 (-11)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) +2 (+6) +4 (+14) +9 (+29) +5 (+17) +5 (+16) +3 (+10) 0 ( 0) +3 (+10) +6 (+20) +5 (+16) +2 (+7) +2 (+6)   +46 (+13)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -6h 18' -5h 07' -0h 39' +2h 50' +6h 54' +5h 29' +6h 13' +5h 07' +0h 33' -3h 00' -6h 56' -5h 28'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -14 -13.9 -14 -14 -14 -14 -14 -14 -13.9 -13.8 -14 -14.1   -13.9
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) +1 +7 +18 +22 +32 +32 +32 +27 +21 +10 +2 +1   +17.1
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -0.4 (-1) +0.2 (+0) -1.7 (-3) -4 (-7) -3.6 (-6) -5.6 (-10) -4.7 (-8) -4.7 (-8) -2.8 (-5) -3.2 (-6) -2.3 (-4) -0.8 (-1) -2.8 (-5)

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