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Sodankyla, Lapland vs Van Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Sodankyla, Lapland, Finland and Van, Turkey is approximately 3,378 km or 2,099 mi.
  • To reach Sodankyla, Lapland in this distance one would set out from Van bearing 347.4° or NNW and follow the great circles arc to approach Sodankyla, Lapland bearing 333.6° or NNW .
  • Sodankyla, Lapland has a boreal subarctic climate with no dry season (Dfc) whereas Van has a warm, dry summer continental/ hemiboreal climate (Dsb).
  • Sodankyla, Lapland is in or near the boreal moist forest biome whereas Van is in or near the cool temperate steppe biome.
  • The annual mean temperature is 9.7 °C (17.4°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 3.1 °C (5.6°F) more in Sodankyla, Lapland. The continentality subtype is truly continental as opposed to subcontinental.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 115.9 mm (4.6 in) more which is equivalent to 115.9 l/m² (2.84 US gal/ft²) or 1,159,000 l/ha (123,905 US gal/ac) more. About 1 1/3 as much.
  • There are 1087.5 fewer hours of sunlight per year in Sodankyla, Lapland. In whichever way circa 2h 58' less per day or about 3/5 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 28.7° lower in Sodankyla, Lapland than in Van.
  • Relative humidity levels are 20% higher.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 5.1°C (9.3°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

The table shows values for Sodankyla, Lapland relative to Van. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Van vs Sodankyla, Lapland.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -10 (-18) -11 (-20) -9 (-17) -10 (-17) -9 (-16) -7 (-13) -8 (-14) -11 (-19) -14 (-25) -15 (-27) -13 (-23) -10 (-18) -11 (-19)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -11 (-20) -10 (-18) -10 (-17) -9 (-17) -8 (-14) -6 (-11) -8 (-14) -10 (-18) -11 (-20) -10 (-19) -11 (-21) -12 (-22) -10 (-17)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -11 (-19) -11 (-20) -13 (-23) -10 (-19) -7 (-12) -4 (-7) -5 (-9) -7 (-12) -8 (-15) -9 (-16) -10 (-18) -10 (-19) -9 (-16)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -4 (0) -8 (0) -17 (-1) -30 (-1) -15 (-1) +35 (+1) +61 (+2) +56 (+2) +42 (+2) +3 (+0) -3 (0) -3 (0) +116 (+5)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) +11 (+35) +10 (+35) +5 (+16) +6 (+20) +5 (+16) +13 (+43) +14 (+45) +15 (+48) +15 (+50) +11 (+35) +11 (+37) +13 (+42)   +129 (+35)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day -3h 56' -3h 30' -0h 56' -0h 54' -1h 58' -1h 56' -2h 17' -3h 42' -4h 30' -3h 34' -4h 14' -4h 16'   -2h 58'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -6h 55' -3h 15' -0h 32' +2h 08' +5h 21' +9h 06' +7h 09' +3h 16' +0h 28' -2h 13' -5h 27' -9h 08'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -28.6 -28.7 -28.9 -28.8 -28.8 -28.9 -28.8 -28.9 -28.9 -28.8 -28.6 -28.5   -28.7
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) +14 +16 +6 +3 +9 +16 +27 +39 +42 +28 +21 +19   +20
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -8.7 (-16) -7.8 (-14) -8.4 (-15) -8 (-14) -5.3 (-10) -1.7 (-3) -0.3 (-1) +0.5 (+1) -0.6 (-1) -4.5 (-8) -7.6 (-14) -9.3 (-17) -5.1 (-9)

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