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| Gibraltar vs Cape Town Climate & Distance Between | |
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- The distance between Gibraltar, Gibraltar and Cape Town, South Africa is approximately 8,184 km or 5,085 mi.
- To reach Gibraltar in this distance one would set out from Cape Town bearing 340° or NNW and follow the great circles arc to approach Gibraltar bearing 339.5° or NNW .
- Gibraltar is in or near the subtropical dry forest biome whereas Cape Town is in or near the warm temperate dry forest biome.
- The annual average temperature is 1.8 °C (3.3°F) warmer.
- Average monthly temperatures vary by 3 °C (5.4°F) more in Gibraltar. The continentality subtype is truly oceanic as opposed to barely hyperoceanic.
- Total annual precipitation averages 292 mm (11.5 in) more which is equivalent to 292 l/m² (7.17 US gal/ft²) or 2,920,000 l/ha (312,167 US gal/ac) more. About 1 3/5 as much.
- There are 143 fewer hours of sunlight per year in Gibraltar. In whichever way circa 0h 24' less per day or about 1 as many.
- The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 1.5° lower in Gibraltar than in Cape Town.
- Relative humidity levels are 6.4% lower.
- The mean dew point temperature is 0.4°C (0.8°F) higher.
Climate Comparison Table
The table shows values for Gibraltar relative to Cape Town. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Cape Town vs Gibraltar.
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
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Annual |
| Average Max Temperature °C ( °F) |
-10 (-18) |
-9 (-16) |
-7 (-13) |
-2 (-4) |
+3 (+5) |
+7 (+13) |
+11 (+20) |
+11 (+20) |
+7 (+13) |
+2 (+4) |
-4 (-7) |
-8 (-14) |
|
+0 (+0) |
| Average Temperature °C ( °F) |
-8 (-14) |
-7 (-13) |
-5 (-8) |
-1 (-1) |
+4 (+7) |
+9 (+15) |
+12 (+22) |
+12 (+22) |
+9 (+15) |
+4 (+7) |
-2 (-3) |
-6 (-10) |
|
+2 (+3) |
| Average Min Temperature °C ( °F) |
-6 (-11) |
-5 (-9) |
-2 (-4) |
+1 (+2) |
+5 (+9) |
+10 (+18) |
+13 (+23) |
+13 (+23) |
+10 (+18) |
+6 (+11) |
+1 (+2) |
-3 (-5) |
|
+4 (+6) |
| Average Precipitation mm (in) |
+138 (+5) |
+82 (+3) |
+85 (+3) |
+18 (+1) |
-43 (-2) |
-89 (-4) |
-82 (-3) |
-74 (-3) |
-18 (-1) |
+52 (+2) |
+113 (+4) |
+110 (+4) |
|
+292 (+11) |
| Number of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) |
+6 (+19) |
+3 (+11) |
+5 (+16) |
-2 ( -7) |
-8 ( -26) |
-12 ( -40) |
-12.5 ( -40) |
-11 ( -35) |
-8 ( -27) |
-4 ( -13) |
+1 (+3) |
+5 (+16) |
|
-37.5 ( -10) |
| Average Sunlight Hours/ Day |
-5h 25' |
-4h 31' |
-2h 56' |
+1h 20' |
+3h 48' |
+5h 00' |
+5h 30' |
+4h 03' |
+1h 38' |
-2h 00' |
-4h 56' |
-6h 27' |
|
-0h 24' |
| Average Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day |
-4h 08' |
-2h 34' |
-0h 28' |
+1h 46' |
+3h 40' |
+4h 38' |
+4h 12' |
+2h 34' |
+0h 24' |
-1h 50' |
-3h 43' |
-4h 38' |
|
0h 00' |
| Sun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) |
-41.7 |
-23 |
-1.6 |
+21.7 |
+38.3 |
+44.7 |
+38.6 |
+21.9 |
-1 |
-23.5 |
-41.8 |
-49.1 |
| -1.5 |
| Relative Humidity (%) |
+5 |
+0 |
-5 |
-11 |
-16 |
-15 |
-17 |
-15 |
-8 |
-2 |
+3 |
+4 |
|
-6.4 |
| Average Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) |
-6.6 (-12) |
-6.8 (-12) |
-5.4 (-10) |
-2.7 (-5) |
+0.6 (+1) |
+5.1 (+9) |
+8.1 (+15) |
+8.4 (+15) |
+6.6 (+12) |
+3.4 (+6) |
-0.8 (-1) |
-4.5 (-8) |
|
+0.4 (+1) |
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