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Cairns vs Jan Mayen Island Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Cairns, Australia and Jan Mayen Island, Norway is approximately 13,755 km or 8,548 mi.
  • To reach Cairns in this distance one would set out from Jan Mayen Island bearing 30.2° or NNE and follow the great circles arc to approach Cairns bearing 170.1° or S .
  • Cairns has a tropical monsoonal climate (Am) whereas Jan Mayen Island has a tundra climate (ET).
  • The annual mean temperature is 25.1 °C (45.1°F) warmer.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 4.7 °C (8.5°F) less in Cairns. The continentality subtype is truly hyperoceanic as opposed to truly oceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 1436.4 mm (56.6 in) more which is equivalent to 1436.4 l/m² (35.25 US gal/ft²) or 14,364,000 l/ha (1,535,607 US gal/ac) more. About 3 2/7 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 50.9° higher in Cairns than in Jan Mayen Island.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) +33 (+59) +33 (+60) +32 (+58) +30 (+54) +26 (+46) +21 (+37) +19 (+33) +19 (+33) +22 (+40) +25 (+46) +29 (+51) +31 (+56) +27 (+48)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) +32 (+57) +32 (+58) +32 (+57) +28 (+51) +24 (+43) +20 (+35) +16 (+29) +16 (+29) +19 (+35) +24 (+43) +28 (+50) +30 (+55) +25 (+45)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) +30 (+53) +32 (+57) +30 (+54) +28 (+50) +22 (+40) +17 (+30) +13 (+23) +14 (+24) +17 (+30) +22 (+39) +26 (+48) +28 (+51) +23 (+42)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) +331 (+13) +375 (+15) +401 (+16) +181 (+7) +82 (+3) +23 (+1) -10 (0) -32 (-1) -41 (-2) -31 (-1) +33 (+1) +125 (+5) +1436 (+57)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day +12h 33' +6h 34' +1h 05' -4h 17' -10h 59' -12h 59' -12h 42' -6h 37' -0h 56' +4h 27' +11h 12' +12h 59'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) +86.4 +74.3 +53.5 +30.3 +13.7 +7.2 +13.2 +29.8 +52.6 +74.4 +86.1 +87.7   +50.9

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