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Ammassalik vs Cape Town Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Ammassalik, Greenland and Cape Town, South Africa is approximately 12,073 km or 7,502 mi.
  • To reach Ammassalik in this distance one would set out from Cape Town bearing 338.8° or NNW and follow the great circles arc to approach Ammassalik bearing 313.3° or NW .
  • Ammassalik is in or near the polar desert biome whereas Cape Town is in or near the warm temperate dry forest biome.
  • The annual average temperature is 18.3 °C (32.9°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 5.6 °C (10.1°F) more in Ammassalik. The continentality subtype is truly oceanic as opposed to barely hyperoceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 509 mm (20 in) more which is equivalent to 509 l/m² (12.49 US gal/ft²) or 5,090,000 l/ha (544,155 US gal/ac) more. About 2 as much.
  • There are 1518 fewer hours of sunlight per year in Ammassalik. In whichever way circa 4h 10' less per day or about 1/2 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 30.8° lower in Ammassalik than in Cape Town.
  • Relative humidity levels are 2.2% higher.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 17.1°C (30.7°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

The table shows values for Ammassalik relative to Cape Town. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Cape Town vs Ammassalik.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -30 (-54) -30 (-54) -29 (-52) -22 (-39) -15 (-28) -10 (-18) -6 (-11) -8 (-14) -12 (-22) -19 (-34) -25 (-44) -29 (-52) -20 (-35)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -29 (-51) -29 (-52) -28 (-50) -21 (-38) -14 (-26) -9 (-16) -6 (-10) -7 (-13) -11 (-20) -17 (-30) -23 (-41) -27 (-48) -18 (-33)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -27 (-49) -28 (-50) -26 (-47) -20 (-35) -12 (-22) -7 (-13) -4 (-7) -5 (-9) -9 (-15) -14 (-26) -21 (-37) -25 (-45) -16 (-30)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) +104 (+4) +86 (+3) +77 (+3) +36 (+1) -5 (0) -43 (-2) -36 (-1) -11 (0) +34 (+1) +83 (+3) +95 (+4) +89 (+4) +509 (+20)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) +7 (+23) +7 (+25) +6 (+19) +2 (+7) -3 ( -10) -5 ( -17) -6 ( -19) -4 ( -13) +1 (+3) +3 (+10) +6 (+20) +6 (+19)   +20 (+6)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day -10h 52' -9h 03' -5h 30' -1h 24' +1h 42' +1h 44' +3h 25' +0h 19' -2h 46' -7h 09' -9h 28' -11h 05'   -4h 10'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -9h 44' -5h 31' -0h 58' +3h 44' +8h 18' +11h 33' +9h 56' +5h 32' +0h 50' -3h 52' -8h 25' -11h 34'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -71 -52.3 -30.9 -7.7 +8.8 +15.2 +9.2 -7.6 -30.4 -52.9 -71.1 -78.2   -30.8
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) +9 +7 +2 -1 -1 +0 -2 +0 -2 +3 +5 +7   +2.3
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -25.5 (-46) -26.2 (-47) -26.3 (-47) -20.3 (-37) -14 (-25) -8.7 (-16) -5.8 (-10) -6.8 (-12) -10.9 (-20) -15.4 (-28) -20.7 (-37) -24.1 (-43) -17.1 (-31)

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