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Minneapolis, Minnesota vs Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Minneapolis, Minnesota, Usa and Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard, Norway is approximately 5,844 km or 3,631 mi.
  • To reach Minneapolis, Minnesota in this distance one would set out from Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard bearing 304.4° or NW and follow the great circles arc to approach Minneapolis, Minnesota bearing 198.1° or SSW .
  • Minneapolis, Minnesota has a hot summer continental climate with no dry season (Dfa) whereas Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard has a tundra climate (ET).
  • The average annual temperature is 8.5 °C (15.3°F) warmer.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 22.3 °C (40.1°F) more in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The continentality subtype is truly continental as opposed to truly oceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 326.4 mm (12.9 in) more which is equivalent to 326.4 l/m² (8.01 US gal/ft²) or 3,264,000 l/ha (348,943 US gal/ac) more. About 1 5/6 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 29.5° higher in Minneapolis, Minnesota than in Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard.
  • Relative humidity levels are 28.5% lower.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 2.7°C (4.9°F) higher.

Climate Comparison Table

The table shows values for Minneapolis, Minnesota 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 Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -2 (-4) 1 (+2) +8 (+14) +16 (+28) +20 (+36) +22 (+40) +22 (+39) +20 (+36) +17 (+30) +13 (+23) +5 (+9) -2 (-3) +12 (+21)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -5 (-8) -1 (-1) +6 (+12) +13 (+23) +16 (+28) +18 (+32) +18 (+33) +16 (+30) +12 (+22) +9 (+16) +3 (+5) -3 (-6) +8 (+15)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -7 (-13) -3 (-5) +5 (+9) +10 (+19) +12 (+21) +13 (+24) +14 (+26) +13 (+23) +8 (+15) +5 (+9) +0 (+0) -5 (-9) +5 (+10)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -15 (-1) -7 (0) +16 (+1) +40 (+2) +63 (+2) +80 (+3) +66 (+3) +55 (+2) +21 (+1) +14 (+1) +3 (+0) -10 (0) +326 (+13)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) -13 ( -42) -11 ( -39) -10 ( -32) -8 ( -27) -4 ( -13) -2 ( -7) -3 ( -10) -7 ( -23) -12 ( -40) -14 ( -45) -12 ( -40) -13 ( -42)   -109 ( -30)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day +9h 01' +6h 38' +0h 55' -3h 51' -9h 12' -8h 39' -8h 58' -6h 38' -0h 47' +4h 03' +9h 16' +8h 39'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) +29.6 +29.6 +29.7 +29.7 +29.7 +29.7 +29.6 +29.5 +29.4 +29.3 +29.5 +29.6   +29.5
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) -15 -19 -26 -34 -35 -35 -38 -35 -35 -33 -20 -16   -28.4
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -6.7 (-12) -3.5 (-6) +2.2 (+4) +5.7 (+10) +7.3 (+13) +9.6 (+17) +9.2 (+17) +8.4 (+15) +4.6 (+8) +1.7 (+3) -0.5 (-1) -5.5 (-10) +2.7 (+5)

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