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Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories vs Prince George, British Columbia Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada and Prince George, British Columbia, Canada is approximately 880 km or 547 mi.
  • To reach Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories in this distance one would set out from Prince George, British Columbia bearing 5° or N and follow the great circles arc to approach Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories bearing 6.2° or N .
  • Both have a boreal subarctic climate with no dry season (Dfc).
  • Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories is in or near the boreal moist forest biome whereas Prince George, British Columbia is in or near the boreal dry scrub biome.
  • The average annual temperature is 7.4 °C (13.3°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 18.4 °C (33.1°F) more in Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories. The continentality subtype is truly continental as opposed to subcontinental.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 254.2 mm (10 in) less which is equivalent to 254.2 l/m² (6.24 US gal/ft²) or 2,542,000 l/ha (271,757 US gal/ac) less. About 3/5 as much.
  • There are 92 fewer hours of sunlight per year in Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories. In whichever way circa 0h 15' less per day or about 1 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 7.8° lower in Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories than in Prince George, British Columbia.
  • Relative humidity levels are 2% higher.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 6.7°C (12°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

The table shows values for Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories relative to Prince George, British Columbia. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Prince George, British Columbia 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) -16 (-30) -16 (-28) -12 (-21) -6 (-10) -1 (-2) +2 (+3) +1 (+2) -1 (-1) -3 (-5) -8 (-14) -13 (-24) -15 (-27) -7 (-13)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -17 (-30) -17 (-30) -14 (-24) -6 (-11) -1 (-2) +2 (+3) +2 (+3) 0 (-1) -2 (-4) -7 (-12) -14 (-25) -15 (-28) -7 (-13)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -17 (-31) -18 (-32) -15 (-27) -6 (-11) -1 (-2) +2 (+3) +2 (+3) 0 (0) -2 (-3) -6 (-11) -14 (-26) -16 (-28) -8 (-14)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -35 (-1) -17 (-1) -17 (-1) -12 (0) -22 (-1) -20 (-1) -7 (0) -11 (0) -29 (-1) -23 (-1) -27 (-1) -35 (-1) -254 (-10)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) -7 ( -23) -5 ( -18) -4 ( -13) -3 ( -10) -3 ( -10) -5 ( -17) -4 ( -13) -4 ( -13) -5 ( -17) -7 ( -23) -5 ( -17) -5 ( -16)   -57 ( -16)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day -0h 15' -0h 00' -0h 07' +0h 14' +0h 25' +0h 18' -0h 34' -0h 15' -1h 32' -0h 23' -0h 18' -0h 30'   -0h 15'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -1h 51' -0h 59' -0h 10' +0h 39' +1h 33' +2h 13' +1h 53' +0h 59' +0h 08' -0h 40' -1h 34' -2h 14'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -7.9 -7.8 -7.9 -7.9 -7.9 -7.9 -7.9 -7.9 -7.9 -7.9 -7.8 -7.8   -7.8
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) -8 +2 +7 +10 +5 -1 +0 +1 +5 +6 +3 -6   +2
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -17.5 (-32) -15.9 (-29) -11.8 (-21) -3 (-5) +0.5 (+1) +1.2 (+2) +1.5 (+3) +0 (+0) -1 (-2) -5 (-9) -13.1 (-24) -15.9 (-29) -6.7 (-12)

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