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Ottawa, Ontario vs Raufarhöfn Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and Raufarhöfn, Iceland is approximately 4,169 km or 2,591 mi.
  • To reach Ottawa, Ontario in this distance one would set out from Raufarhöfn bearing 266.1° or W and follow the great circles arc to approach Ottawa, Ontario bearing 214.5° or SW .
  • Ottawa, Ontario has a warm summer continental/ hemiboreal climate with no dry season (Dfb) whereas Raufarhöfn has a tundra climate (ET).
  • Ottawa, Ontario is in or near the cool temperate moist forest biome whereas Raufarhöfn is in or near the subpolar rain tundra biome.
  • The average annual temperature is 4 °C (7.2°F) warmer.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 21.3 °C (38.3°F) more in Ottawa, Ontario. The continentality subtype is truly continental as opposed to barely hyperoceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 137.6 mm (5.4 in) more which is equivalent to 137.6 l/m² (3.38 US gal/ft²) or 1,376,000 l/ha (147,104 US gal/ac) more. About 1 1/5 as much.
  • There are 994 more hours of sunlight per year in Ottawa, Ontario. In whichever way circa 2h 42' more per day or about 2 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 21° higher in Ottawa, Ontario than in Raufarhöfn.
  • Relative humidity levels are 20.1% lower.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 0.2°C (0.3°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

The table shows values for Ottawa, Ontario relative to Raufarhöfn. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Raufarhöfn vs Ottawa, Ontario.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -7 (-13) -6 (-10) 0 (0) +8 (+14) +13 (+23) +15 (+26) +15 (+28) +15 (+26) +11 (+19) +7 (+12) +2 (+3) -5 (-8) +6 (+10)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -9 (-15) -7 (-13) 0 (-1) +6 (+11) +10 (+18) +12 (+21) +13 (+23) +11 (+21) +9 (+17) +6 (+10) +2 (+4) -5 (-9) +4 (+7)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -11 (-20) -10 (-18) -3 (-6) +3 (+5) +6 (+11) +9 (+15) +9 (+17) +9 (+16) +6 (+10) +3 (+5) +0 (+0) -7 (-13) +1 (+2)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -25 (-1) -7 (0) -9 (0) +18 (+1) +49 (+2) +46 (+2) +38 (+2) +30 (+1) +11 (+0) -12 (0) +1 (+0) -3 (0) +138 (+5)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) -3 ( -10) -2 ( -7) -3 ( -10) -3 ( -10) -1 ( -3) +1 (+3) -2 ( -6) -6 ( -19) -6 ( -20) -6 ( -19) -4 ( -13) -4 ( -13)   -39 ( -11)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day +2h 36' +2h 28' +1h 30' +1h 40' +2h 25' +2h 26' +4h 09' +5h 05' +2h 58' +2h 38' +2h 06' +2h 29'   +2h 42'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day +5h 17' +2h 36' +0h 26' -1h 43' -4h 15' -7h 04' -5h 27' -2h 37' -0h 22' +1h 47' +4h 20' +7h 05'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) +21 +21.1 +21.2 +21.2 +21.2 +21.1 +21 +21.1 +21 +21 +20.8 +20.7   +21
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) -4 -4.6 -11.4 -23.9 -30.7 -29.6 -35.2 -34.4 -28 -23.5 -11.2 -4.2   -20.1
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -8.9 (-16) -7.8 (-14) -2.2 (-4) +1 (+2) +3.3 (+6) +5 (+9) +4.7 (+8) +3.7 (+7) +3.5 (+6) +1.1 (+2) +0.1 (+0) -5.7 (-10) -0.2 (0)

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