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Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories vs Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada and Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard, Norway is approximately 4,588 km or 2,851 mi.
  • To reach Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories in this distance one would set out from Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard bearing 332.8° or NNW and follow the great circles arc to approach Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories bearing 195° or SSW .
  • Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories has a boreal subarctic climate with no dry season (Dfc) whereas Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard has a tundra climate (ET).
  • The average temperature is 2.3 °C (4.2°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 31.6 °C (56.9°F) more in Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories. The continentality subtype is truly continental as opposed to truly oceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 32.6 mm (1.3 in) less which is equivalent to 32.6 l/m² (0.8 US gal/ft²) or 326,000 l/ha (34,852 US gal/ac) less. About 1 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 12.7° higher in Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories than in Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard.
  • Relative humidity levels are 22.2% lower.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 6.4°C (11.5°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

The table shows values for Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories 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 Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -18 (-33) -12 (-22) -3 (-6) +7 (+13) +14 (+25) +17 (+31) +16 (+30) +14 (+25) +8 (+15) 0 (0) -13 (-23) -18 (-32) 1 (+2)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -20 (-36) -15 (-27) -7 (-13) +4 (+7) +10 (+17) +12 (+22) +12 (+21) +9 (+17) +4 (+7) -3 (-5) -15 (-27) -19 (-35) -2 (-4)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -22 (-40) -18 (-32) -11 (-20) +0 (+1) +5 (+9) +7 (+13) +7 (+13) +5 (+8) 0 (0) -5 (-9) -17 (-31) -21 (-38) -6 (-11)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -19 (-1) -11 (0) -15 (-1) -6 (0) +7 (+0) +21 (+1) +29 (+1) +14 (+1) -18 (-1) -6 (0) -10 (0) -18 (-1) -33 (-1)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) -12 ( -39) -10 ( -35) -11 ( -35) -10 ( -33) -7 ( -23) -5 ( -17) -3 ( -10) -8 ( -26) -13 ( -43) -14 ( -45) -10 ( -33) -10 ( -32)   -113 ( -31)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day +5h 55' +4h 56' +0h 37' -2h 42' -6h 35' -5h 00' -5h 49' -4h 55' -0h 32' +2h 52' +6h 37' +5h 00'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) +12.8 +12.8 +12.9 +12.9 +12.8 +12.8 +12.7 +12.6 +12.5 +12.4 +12.7 +12.9   +12.7
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) -13 -12 -18 -26 -34 -39 -37 -32 -26 -14 -4 -11   -22.2
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -21.5 (-39) -16.3 (-29) -9.5 (-17) -0.5 (-1) +2 (+4) +3.5 (+6) +3.8 (+7) +2.6 (+5) -1 (-2) -4.5 (-8) -15.1 (-27) -20.4 (-37) -6.4 (-12)

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