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Jan Mayen Island vs Merauke, Papua Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Jan Mayen Island, Norway and Merauke, Papua, Indonesia is approximately 12,731 km or 7,911 mi.
  • To reach Jan Mayen Island in this distance one would set out from Merauke, Papua bearing 349.3° or N and follow the great circles arc to approach Jan Mayen Island bearing 214.4° or SW .
  • Jan Mayen Island has a tundra climate (ET) whereas Merauke, Papua has a tropical wet and dry/ savanna climate with dry winters (Aw).
  • The annual mean temperature is 26.3 °C (47.3°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 9 °C (16.2°F) more in Jan Mayen Island. The continentality subtype is truly oceanic as opposed to extremely hyperoceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 828 mm (32.6 in) less which is equivalent to 828 l/m² (20.32 US gal/ft²) or 8,280,000 l/ha (885,187 US gal/ac) less. About 3/7 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 54.2° lower in Jan Mayen Island than in Merauke, Papua.
  • Relative humidity levels are 1.9% higher.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 25.2°C (45.3°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -31 (-56) -31 (-56) -32 (-58) -29 (-52) -26 (-47) -23 (-41) -20 (-36) -19 (-34) -21 (-38) -25 (-45) -28 (-50) -30 (-54) -26 (-47)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -138 (-5) -305 (-12) -154 (-6) -142 (-6) -58 (-2) -26 (-1) -1 (0) +38 (+1) +66 (+3) +48 (+2) +5 (+0) -161 (-6) -828 (-33)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) +4 (+13) +3 (+11) +4 (+13) +6 (+20) +7 (+23) +4 (+13) +7 (+23) +13 (+42) +15 (+50) +16 (+52) +12 (+40) +9 (+29)   +100 (+27)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -12h 06' -6h 17' -1h 02' +4h 05' +10h 35' +12h 29' +12h 15' +6h 20' +0h 53' -4h 15' -10h 47' -12h 29'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -78.7 -77.4 -61.8 -38.7 -22.1 -15.6 -21.6 -38.3 -60.9 -77.3 -78.7 -79.3   -54.2
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) +1 +0 -1 -4 +0 +3 +5 +6 +4 +2 +5 +2   +1.9
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -29.9 (-54) -30.1 (-54) -31.3 (-56) -28.8 (-52) -25.2 (-45) -22 (-40) -18.8 (-34) -17.5 (-32) -19.8 (-36) -23.9 (-43) -26.2 (-47) -28.8 (-52) -25.2 (-45)

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