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

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  • The distance between Oymyakon, Russia and Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard, Norway is approximately 4,168 km or 2,590 mi.
  • To reach Oymyakon in this distance one would set out from Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard bearing 37.8° or NE and follow the great circles arc to approach Oymyakon bearing 158.7° or SSE .
  • Oymyakon has a boreal subarctic climate with no dry season and extremely severe winters (Dfd) whereas Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard has a tundra climate (ET).
  • The average temperature is 14.1 °C (25.4°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 49.3 °C (88.7°F) more in Oymyakon. The continentality subtype is hypercontinental as opposed to truly oceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 181 mm (7.1 in) less which is equivalent to 181 l/m² (4.44 US gal/ft²) or 1,810,000 l/ha (193,501 US gal/ac) less. About 1/2 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 11.2° higher in Oymyakon than in Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard.
  • Relative humidity levels are 17.3% lower.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 16.6°C (29.9°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -39 (-69) -31 (-57) -17 (-30) -2 (-3) +8 (+15) +16 (+29) +16 (+28) +11 (+20) 4 (+7) -11 (-20) -31 (-55) -40 (-72) -10 (-17)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -40 (-72) -35 (-63) -24 (-44) -9 (-15) +4 (+7) +10 (+18) +10 (+18) +5 (+10) -1 (-2) -15 (-28) -33 (-60) -41 (-74) -14 (-25)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -41 (-74) -37 (-67) -30 (-54) -16 (-29) -2 (-3) +3 (+5) +3 (+6) 0 (-1) -6 (-10) -19 (-35) -35 (-64) -42 (-75) -19 (-33)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -33 (-1) -22 (-1) -28 (-1) -16 (-1) -10 (0) +11 (+0) +21 (+1) +2 (+0) -25 (-1) -28 (-1) -24 (-1) -29 (-1) -181 (-7)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) -9 ( -29) -8 ( -28) -12 ( -39) -12 ( -40) -7 ( -23) -2 ( -7) -1 ( -3) -5 ( -16) -11 ( -37) -11 ( -35) -5 ( -17) -9 ( -29)   -92 ( -25)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day +5h 23' +4h 40' +0h 34' -2h 32' -6h 09' -4h 18' -5h 15' -4h 40' -0h 29' +2h 41' +6h 10' +4h 17'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) +11.2 +11 +11.1 +11.1 +11.2 +11.3 +11.3 +11.3 +11.3 +11.2 +11.3 +11.4   +11.2
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) -12 -13 -16 -18 -25 -30 -25 -19 -16 -8 -10 -15   -17.3
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -40.7 (-73) -36 (-65) -25.8 (-46) -11 (-20) -0.9 (-2) +3.9 (+7) +4.9 (+9) +1.8 (+3) -3.7 (-7) -16.1 (-29) -33.9 (-61) -42.1 (-76) -16.6 (-30)

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