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Barrow, Alaska vs Seattle, Washington Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Barrow, Alaska, Usa and Seattle, Washington, Usa is approximately 3,183 km or 1,978 mi.
  • To reach Barrow, Alaska in this distance one would set out from Seattle, Washington bearing 337.8° or NNW and follow the great circles arc to approach Barrow, Alaska bearing 307.2° or NW .
  • Barrow, Alaska has a tundra climate (ET) whereas Seattle, Washington has a Mediterranean warm climate (Csb).
  • Barrow, Alaska is in or near the polar desert biome whereas Seattle, Washington is in or near the cool temperate wet forest biome.
  • The average annual temperature is 23.9 °C (43°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 18.5 °C (33.3°F) more in Barrow, Alaska. The continentality subtype is truly continental as opposed to truly oceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 855.4 mm (33.7 in) less which is equivalent to 855.4 l/m² (20.99 US gal/ft²) or 8,554,000 l/ha (914,479 US gal/ac) less. About 1/9 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 23.6° lower in Barrow, Alaska than in Seattle, Washington.
  • Relative humidity levels are 12.2% higher.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 20.7°C (37.2°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

The table shows values for Barrow, Alaska relative to Seattle, Washington. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Seattle, Washington vs Barrow, Alaska.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -31 (-55) -35 (-64) -34 (-61) -29 (-51) -23 (-41) -18 (-32) -16 (-30) -17 (-31) -19 (-35) -22 (-39) -26 (-46) -29 (-52) -25 (-45)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -32 (-57) -35 (-63) -34 (-60) -28 (-50) -21 (-38) -16 (-28) -15 (-26) -15 (-27) -17 (-31) -20 (-37) -26 (-47) -29 (-53) -24 (-43)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -32 (-58) -34 (-62) -33 (-60) -27 (-48) -19 (-34) -14 (-25) -13 (-23) -13 (-23) -15 (-26) -19 (-35) -26 (-47) -30 (-54) -23 (-41)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -131 (-5) -98 (-4) -93 (-4) -61 (-2) -44 (-2) -31 (-1) -2 (0) -8 (0) -32 (-1) -70 (-3) -138 (-5) -148 (-6) -855 (-34)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) -15 ( -48) -11 ( -39) -13 ( -42) -8 ( -27) -7 ( -23) -4 ( -13) +3 (+10) +4 (+13) +1 (+3) -3 ( -10) -11 ( -37) -14 ( -45)   -78 ( -21)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -8h 29' -4h 08' -0h 38' +2h 35' +7h 29' +8h 17' +8h 33' +4h 12' +0h 33' -2h 42' -7h 38' -8h 17'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -23.4 -23.6 -23.6 -23.6 -23.7 -23.6 -23.6 -23.7 -23.7 -23.6 -23.4 -23.7   -23.6
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) -6 -1 +4 +17 +28 +30 +28 +23 +20 +11 +0 -8   +12.2
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -31.4 (-57) -33.6 (-60) -31.4 (-57) -23.1 (-42) -14.8 (-27) -9.5 (-17) -8.4 (-15) -10.5 (-19) -12.8 (-23) -18 (-32) -25 (-45) -29.4 (-53) -20.7 (-37)

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