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Ammassalik vs Johannesburg Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Ammassalik, Greenland and Johannesburg, South Africa is approximately 11,616 km or 7,219 mi.
  • To reach Ammassalik in this distance one would set out from Johannesburg bearing 337.1° or NNW and follow the great circles arc to approach Ammassalik bearing 302.2° or WNW .
  • Ammassalik has a tundra climate (ET) whereas Johannesburg has a mid-latitude cool steppe climate (BSk).
  • Ammassalik is in or near the polar desert biome whereas Johannesburg is in or near the warm temperate dry forest biome.
  • The average temperature is 17.9 °C (32.2°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 4.6 °C (8.3°F) more in Ammassalik. The continentality subtype is truly oceanic as opposed to barely hyperoceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 441 mm (17.4 in) more which is equivalent to 441 l/m² (10.82 US gal/ft²) or 4,410,000 l/ha (471,458 US gal/ac) more. About 1 4/5 as much.
  • There are 1707 fewer hours of sunlight per year in Ammassalik. In whichever way circa 4h 40' less per day or about 1/2 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 38.5° lower in Ammassalik than in Johannesburg.
  • Relative humidity levels are 20.7% higher.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 12.6°C (22.6°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -30 (-54) -29 (-52) -28 (-50) -22 (-39) -14 (-26) -9 (-16) -6 (-11) -10 (-17) -16 (-30) -23 (-41) -27 (-48) -30 (-54) -20 (-36)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -28 (-50) -27 (-49) -27 (-48) -20 (-36) -12 (-21) -6 (-12) -4 (-7) -7 (-13) -13 (-23) -19 (-35) -24 (-43) -27 (-49) -18 (-32)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -26 (-47) -26 (-46) -25 (-45) -18 (-32) -8 (-15) -3 (-5) -1 (-2) -3 (-6) -9 (-15) -15 (-28) -21 (-37) -25 (-45) -15 (-27)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -7 (0) +8 (+0) +8 (+0) +23 (+1) +50 (+2) +41 (+2) +43 (+2) +60 (+2) +48 (+2) +79 (+3) +85 (+3) +3 (+0) +441 (+17)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) -4 ( -13) -1 ( -4) -1 ( -3) +3 (+10) +5 (+16) +7 (+23) +5 (+16) +6 (+19) +7 (+23) +3 (+10) -1 ( -3) -4 ( -13)   +25 (+7)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day -8h 09' -6h 24' -3h 50' -2h 48' -1h 23' -1h 16' +0h 01' -2h 58' -4h 46' -6h 58' -8h 40' -9h 00'   -4h 40'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -9h 11' -5h 10' -0h 54' +3h 30' +7h 49' +10h 56' +9h 23' +5h 11' +0h 47' -3h 37' -7h 56' -10h 57'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -78.5 -60 -38.7 -15.6 +0.9 +7.4 +1.4 -15.4 -38.2 -60.6 -78.5 -85.9   -38.5
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) +12 +9 +9 +15 +25 +30 +29 +35 +30 +24 +18 +13   +20.8
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -24.4 (-44) -24.3 (-44) -23.8 (-43) -16 (-29) -6.1 (-11) +0.2 (+0) +2.3 (+4) +1.2 (+2) -5.2 (-9) -12.9 (-23) -18.7 (-34) -23.2 (-42) -12.6 (-23)

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