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Kolkata/ Calcutta vs Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Kolkata/ Calcutta, India and Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard, Norway is approximately 6,984 km or 4,340 mi.
  • To reach Kolkata/ Calcutta in this distance one would set out from Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard bearing 103.9° or ESE and follow the great circles arc to approach Kolkata/ Calcutta bearing 163.7° or SSE .
  • Kolkata/ Calcutta has a tropical wet and dry/ savanna climate with dry winters (Aw) whereas Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard has a tundra climate (ET).
  • The mean annual temperature is 28.3 °C (50.9°F) warmer.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 1.4 °C (2.5°F) less in Kolkata/ Calcutta. The continentality subtype is barely hyperoceanic as opposed to truly oceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 1407 mm (55.4 in) more which is equivalent to 1407 l/m² (34.53 US gal/ft²) or 14,070,000 l/ha (1,504,176 US gal/ac) more. About 4 4/7 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 51.7° higher in Kolkata/ Calcutta than in Bear Island/ Bjørnøya, Svalbard.
  • Relative humidity levels are 17% lower.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 24.1°C (43.4°F) higher.

Climate Comparison Table

The table shows values for Kolkata/ Calcutta 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 Kolkata/ Calcutta.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) +30 (+55) +33 (+60) +38 (+68) +37 (+67) +34 (+62) +30 (+54) +25 (+46) +25 (+45) +27 (+49) +30 (+55) +30 (+55) +29 (+52) +31 (+56)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) +27 (+48) +30 (+54) +35 (+62) +35 (+63) +32 (+57) +28 (+50) +24 (+44) +24 (+43) +26 (+46) +28 (+50) +27 (+48) +25 (+46) +28 (+51)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) +23 (+41) +27 (+48) +32 (+57) +33 (+60) +29 (+52) +26 (+46) +23 (+42) +23 (+42) +24 (+43) +25 (+45) +24 (+42) +22 (+39) +26 (+46)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -28 (-1) +1 (+0) +2 (+0) +38 (+1) +119 (+5) +265 (+10) +387 (+15) +312 (+12) +240 (+9) +101 (+4) -10 (0) -20 (-1) +1407 (+55)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) -20 ( -65) -15 ( -53) -16 ( -52) -12 ( -40) -5 ( -16) +3 (+10) +10 (+32) +7 (+23) -1 ( -3) -10 ( -32) -18 ( -60) -20 ( -65)   -97 ( -27)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day +10h 47' +7h 43' +1h 06' -4h 35' -10h 45' -10h 38' -10h 46' -7h 43' -0h 57' +4h 49' +10h 51' +10h 38'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) +51.8 +51.6 +51.8 +51.9 +51.8 +50.1 +51.6 +52 +51.9 +51.7 +51.8 +51.9   +51.7
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) -21 -29 -30 -20 -15 -12 -7 -6 -8 -14 -20 -21   -16.9
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) +21.7 (+39) +22.9 (+41) +27.1 (+49) +29.9 (+54) +27.5 (+50) +24.9 (+45) +22.5 (+41) +22.6 (+41) +23.6 (+42) +24.1 (+43) +22.1 (+40) +20.6 (+37) +24.1 (+43)

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