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Nuuk/ Godthåb vs Akureyri Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Nuuk/ Godthåb, Greenland and Akureyri, Iceland is approximately 1,576 km or 979 mi.
  • To reach Nuuk/ Godthåb in this distance one would set out from Akureyri bearing 279.4° or W and follow the great circles arc to approach Nuuk/ Godthåb bearing 248.8° or WSW .
  • Nuuk/ Godthåb has a tundra climate (ET) whereas Akureyri has a dry-summer maritime subalpine climate (Csc).
  • Nuuk/ Godthåb is in or near the subpolar rain tundra biome whereas Akureyri is in or near the subpolar wet tundra biome.
  • The average annual temperature is 4.6 °C (8.3°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 1.8 °C (3.2°F) more in Nuuk/ Godthåb. The continentality subtype is truly oceanic for both.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 267.1 mm (10.5 in) more which is equivalent to 267.1 l/m² (6.56 US gal/ft²) or 2,671,000 l/ha (285,548 US gal/ac) more. About 1 5/9 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 1.5° higher in Nuuk/ Godthåb than in Akureyri.
  • Relative humidity levels are 1% higher.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 4.3°C (7.7°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

The table shows values for Nuuk/ Godthåb relative to Akureyri. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Akureyri vs Nuuk/ Godthåb.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -5 (-10) -6 (-10) -8 (-14) -4 (-7) -7 (-12) -5 (-10) -3 (-6) -3 (-6) -5 (-8) -5 (-10) -4 (-7) -4 (-8) -5 (-9)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -5 (-9) -6 (-11) -7 (-12) -6 (-10) -5 (-9) -5 (-9) -4 (-7) -4 (-7) -3 (-5) -4 (-6) -3 (-6) -4 (-8) -5 (-8)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -6 (-11) -7 (-12) -8 (-14) -5 (-9) -5 (-8) -5 (-8) -4 (-8) -3 (-6) -3 (-6) -4 (-6) -4 (-7) -5 (-8) -5 (-9)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -16 (-1) +5 (+0) +7 (+0) +17 (+1) +36 (+1) +34 (+1) +49 (+2) +55 (+2) +49 (+2) +12 (+0) +20 (+1) +1 (+0) +267 (+11)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) -7 ( -23) -7 ( -25) -7 ( -23) -6 ( -20) -2 ( -6) -2 ( -7) -2 ( -6) -1 ( -3) 0 ( 0) -3 ( -10) -5 ( -17) -9 ( -29)   -51 ( -14)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day +0h 47' +0h 19' +0h 03' -0h 12' -0h 35' -1h 12' -0h 50' -0h 19' -0h 02' +0h 12' +0h 36' +1h 12'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) +1.5 +1.5 +1.5 +1.5 +1.5 +1.5 +1.5 +1.4 +1.5 +1.5 +1.4 +1.4   +1.5
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) -3.8 -2.8 -1.4 +1.2 +7.1 +8.9 +8.4 +7.7 +3.4 -4.6 -6.9 -5.8   +1
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -5.6 (-10) -6.6 (-12) -6.8 (-12) -5.1 (-9) -3.4 (-6) -3.5 (-6) -2.4 (-4) -2.5 (-5) -2.1 (-4) -3.9 (-7) -4.1 (-7) -5.1 (-9) -4.3 (-8)

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