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Jan Mayen Island vs Kars Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Jan Mayen Island, Norway and Kars, Turkey is approximately 4,418 km or 2,745 mi.
  • To reach Jan Mayen Island in this distance one would set out from Kars bearing 336.5° or NNW and follow the great circles arc to approach Jan Mayen Island bearing 291.7° or WNW .
  • Jan Mayen Island has a tundra climate (ET) whereas Kars has a warm summer continental/ hemiboreal climate with no dry season (Dfb).
  • The average annual temperature is 5 °C (9°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 16.2 °C (29.2°F) less in Jan Mayen Island. The continentality subtype is truly oceanic as opposed to subcontinental.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 165.1 mm (6.5 in) more which is equivalent to 165.1 l/m² (4.05 US gal/ft²) or 1,651,000 l/ha (176,503 US gal/ac) more. About 1 1/3 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 30.4° lower in Jan Mayen Island than in Kars.

Climate Comparison Table

The table shows values for Jan Mayen Island relative to Kars. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Kars vs Jan Mayen Island.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) +4 (+8) +1 (+3) -4 (-8) -12 (-22) -14 (-26) -15 (-28) -18 (-33) -18 (-32) -16 (-28) -10 (-17) -4 (-8) +1 (+3) -9 (-16)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) +6 (+11) +3 (+6) -3 (-5) -8 (-15) -10 (-18) -11 (-21) -12 (-22) -11 (-20) -9 (-17) -6 (-10) -1 (-3) +3 (+5) -5 (-9)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) +9 (+15) +6 (+10) +1 (+1) -6 (-10) -6 (-10) -5 (-10) -6 (-10) -5 (-10) -3 (-6) -1 (-2) +1 (+1) +5 (+9) -1 (-2)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) +47 (+2) +25 (+1) +22 (+1) 0 (0) -51 (-2) -49 (-2) -14 (-1) +16 (+1) +47 (+2) +37 (+1) +41 (+2) +44 (+2) +165 (+7)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -9h 07' -4h 26' -0h 42' +2h 49' +7h 57' +9h 09' +9h 14' +4h 29' +0h 36' -2h 56' -8h 07' -9h 09'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -30 -30.2 -30.3 -30.3 -30.3 -30.4 -30.5 -30.4 -30.4 -30.3 -30.1 -30.3   -30.4

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