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Jan Mayen Island vs Zurich Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Jan Mayen Island, Norway and Zurich, Switzerland is approximately 2,773 km or 1,723 mi.
  • To reach Jan Mayen Island in this distance one would set out from Zurich bearing 347° or NNW and follow the great circles arc to approach Jan Mayen Island bearing 332.2° or NNW .
  • Jan Mayen Island has a tundra climate (ET) whereas Zurich has a marine west coast climate (Cfb).
  • The average annual temperature is 8.8 °C (15.8°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 7.2 °C (13°F) less in Jan Mayen Island. The continentality subtype is truly oceanic as opposed to semicontinental.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 473 mm (18.6 in) less which is equivalent to 473 l/m² (11.61 US gal/ft²) or 4,730,000 l/ha (505,668 US gal/ac) less. About 4/7 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 23.5° lower in Jan Mayen Island than in Zurich.
  • Relative humidity levels are 5.9% higher.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 7.4°C (13.2°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -3 (-5) -6 (-10) -10 (-18) -13 (-24) -15 (-27) -15 (-27) -15 (-28) -13 (-24) -12 (-22) -9 (-15) -5 (-9) -3 (-6) -10 (-18)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -3 (-6) -6 (-10) -9 (-16) -11 (-20) -12 (-22) -14 (-24) -13 (-23) -11 (-19) -10 (-18) -8 (-15) -5 (-9) -4 (-6) -9 (-16)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -3 (-6) -6 (-11) -8 (-14) -10 (-17) -10 (-17) -10 (-18) -9 (-15) -8 (-14) -8 (-14) -7 (-12) -6 (-10) -4 (-6) -7 (-13)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -3 (0) -23 (-1) -22 (-1) -45 (-2) -80 (-3) -98 (-4) -82 (-3) -81 (-3) -20 (-1) +6 (+0) -15 (-1) -10 (0) -473 (-19)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) +8 (+26) +7 (+25) +9 (+29) +6 (+20) +1 (+3) -1 ( -3) +2 (+6) +4 (+13) +7 (+23) +9 (+29) +9 (+30) +9 (+29)   +70 (+19)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -8h 24' -4h 00' -0h 37' +2h 31' +7h 19' +8h 19' +8h 29' +4h 03' +0h 32' -2h 37' -7h 28' -8h 19'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -23.3 -23.5 -23.5 -23.6 -23.5 -23.6 -23.6 -23.6 -23.5 -23.5 -23.2 -23.5   -23.5
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) -2 +3 +8 +9 +11 +13 +16 +10 +4 -1 +1 -1   +5.9
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -3.6 (-6) -5.1 (-9) -7.3 (-13) -8.8 (-16) -9.6 (-17) -10.8 (-19) -9.4 (-17) -8.7 (-16) -9 (-16) -7.9 (-14) -4.4 (-8) -3.7 (-7) -7.4 (-13)

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