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Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories vs Medan, Sumatra Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada and Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia is approximately 11,998 km or 7,456 mi.
  • To reach Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories in this distance one would set out from Medan, Sumatra bearing 18.6° or NNE and follow the great circles arc to approach Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories bearing 137.7° or SE .
  • Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories has a boreal subarctic climate with no dry season (Dfc) whereas Medan, Sumatra has a tropical rainforest climate (Af).
  • Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories is in or near the boreal moist forest biome whereas Medan, Sumatra is in or near the tropical moist forest biome.
  • The annual average temperature is 29.9 °C (53.8°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 42.6 °C (76.7°F) more in Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories. The continentality subtype is truly continental as opposed to extremely hyperoceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 1764.6 mm (69.5 in) less which is equivalent to 1764.6 l/m² (43.31 US gal/ft²) or 17,646,000 l/ha (1,886,475 US gal/ac) less. About 1/6 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 46.3° lower in Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories than in Medan, Sumatra.
  • Relative humidity levels are 1.6% higher.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 28.2°C (50.8°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

The table shows values for Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories relative to Medan, Sumatra. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Medan, Sumatra 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) -51 (-92) -47 (-85) -38 (-69) -27 (-49) -17 (-31) -11 (-19) -9 (-15) -11 (-20) -18 (-32) -28 (-50) -43 (-77) -49 (-87) -29 (-52)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -53 (-95) -48 (-86) -40 (-72) -27 (-49) -19 (-33) -12 (-22) -9 (-16) -12 (-21) -19 (-33) -28 (-50) -43 (-77) -50 (-90) -30 (-54)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -53 (-96) -50 (-90) -43 (-78) -31 (-55) -21 (-38) -14 (-25) -12 (-21) -14 (-26) -20 (-36) -28 (-51) -43 (-78) -50 (-91) -32 (-57)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -118 (-5) -76 (-3) -92 (-4) -135 (-5) -215 (-8) -106 (-4) -120 (-5) -145 (-6) -177 (-7) -220 (-9) -221 (-9) -139 (-5) -1765 (-69)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) -4 ( -13) 0 ( 0) -1 ( -3) -6 ( -20) -6 ( -19) -2 ( -7) -3 ( -10) -5 ( -16) -8 ( -27) -11 ( -35) -9 ( -30) -5 ( -16)   -60 ( -16)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -5h 53' -3h 25' -0h 36' +2h 19' +5h 05' +6h 47' +5h 59' +3h 26' +0h 31' -2h 24' -5h 09' -6h 47'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -57.9 -57.6 -57.5 -41.4 -24.9 -18.4 -24.4 -41.2 -58 -58 -58 -58   -46.3
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) +8 +14 +9 -2 -12 -13 -6 -4 -3 +4 +14 +10   +1.6
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -48.8 (-88) -42.8 (-77) -35.9 (-65) -25.5 (-46) -20.3 (-37) -15 (-27) -10.1 (-18) -12 (-22) -18.3 (-33) -25.6 (-46) -38.7 (-70) -45.9 (-83) -28.2 (-51)

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