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Yellowknife, Northwest Territories vs Lerwick, Shetland Islands Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada and Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Uk is approximately 5,260 km or 3,268 mi.
  • To reach Yellowknife, Northwest Territories in this distance one would set out from Lerwick, Shetland Islands bearing 324.7° or NW and follow the great circles arc to approach Yellowknife, Northwest Territories bearing 218.5° or SW .
  • Yellowknife, Northwest Territories has a boreal subarctic climate with dry summers (Dsc) whereas Lerwick, Shetland Islands has a marine west coast climate (Cfb).
  • The average annual temperature is 12.1 °C (21.8°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 35.7 °C (64.3°F) more in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. The continentality subtype is truly continental as opposed to barely hyperoceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 941.6 mm (37.1 in) less which is equivalent to 941.6 l/m² (23.11 US gal/ft²) or 9,416,000 l/ha (1,006,633 US gal/ac) less. About 2/9 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 2.3° lower in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories than in Lerwick, Shetland Islands.
  • Relative humidity levels are 11.8% lower.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 14.4°C (25.8°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

The table shows values for Yellowknife, Northwest Territories relative to Lerwick, Shetland Islands. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Lerwick, Shetland Islands vs Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -29 (-53) -25 (-45) -19 (-33) -8 (-15) 0 (+0) +6 (+10) +7 (+13) +4 (+7) -2 (-4) -9 (-16) -18 (-32) -26 (-47) -10 (-18)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -31 (-56) -28 (-50) -22 (-40) -11 (-21) -3 (-5) +3 (+6) +5 (+9) +2 (+4) -3 (-6) -10 (-17) -20 (-36) -28 (-50) -12 (-22)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -33 (-60) -31 (-55) -26 (-47) -15 (-26) -5 (-10) +1 (+1) +3 (+5) +1 (+1) -5 (-8) -11 (-19) -22 (-40) -30 (-54) -15 (-26)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -116 (-5) -79 (-3) -103 (-4) -62 (-2) -45 (-2) -37 (-1) -27 (-1) -37 (-1) -89 (-4) -99 (-4) -119 (-5) -127 (-5) -942 (-37)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) -15 ( -48) -12 ( -42) -11 ( -35) -15 ( -50) -10 ( -32) -10 ( -33) -8 ( -26) -7 ( -23) -10 ( -33) -13 ( -42) -11 ( -37) -11 ( -35)   -133 ( -36)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -0h 43' -0h 21' -0h 03' +0h 14' +0h 35' +0h 54' +0h 44' +0h 21' +0h 03' -0h 14' -0h 36' -0h 54'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -2.3 -2.2 -2.2 -2.2 -2.3 -2.3 -2.4 -2.4 -2.4 -2.4 -2.3 -2.2   -2.3
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) -4 -4 -4 -9 -20 -30 -31 -23 -14 +0 +1 -4   -11.8
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -30.7 (-55) -27.3 (-49) -22.4 (-40) -12.4 (-22) -6.7 (-12) -3.7 (-7) -2.4 (-4) -2.7 (-5) -6.3 (-11) -8.9 (-16) -20.3 (-37) -28.5 (-51) -14.4 (-26)

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