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Nuuk/ Godthåb vs Lake Tekapo Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Nuuk/ Godthåb, Greenland and Lake Tekapo, New Zealand is approximately 16,572 km or 10,298 mi.
  • To reach Nuuk/ Godthåb in this distance one would set out from Lake Tekapo bearing 34.7° or NE and follow the great circles arc to approach Nuuk/ Godthåb bearing 110.1° or ESE .
  • Nuuk/ Godthåb has a tundra climate (ET) whereas Lake Tekapo has a marine west coast climate (Cfb).
  • Nuuk/ Godthåb is in or near the subpolar rain tundra biome whereas Lake Tekapo is in or near the cool temperate steppe biome.
  • The mean annual temperature is 10.5 °C (18.9°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 1 °C (1.8°F) more in Nuuk/ Godthåb. The continentality subtype is truly oceanic for both.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 145.4 mm (5.7 in) more which is equivalent to 145.4 l/m² (3.57 US gal/ft²) or 1,454,000 l/ha (155,442 US gal/ac) more. About 1 1/4 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 19.4° lower in Nuuk/ Godthåb than in Lake Tekapo.

Climate Comparison Table

The table shows values for Nuuk/ Godthåb relative to Lake Tekapo. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Lake Tekapo vs Nuuk/ Godthåb.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -23 (-41) -23 (-42) -21 (-38) -14 (-25) -5 (-10) +1 (+2) +5 (+8) +2 (+4) -3 (-6) -10 (-18) -15 (-27) -20 (-36) -11 (-19)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -11 (0) +13 (+1) -1 (0) -4 (0) +2 (+0) +8 (+0) +25 (+1) +29 (+1) +36 (+1) +17 (+1) +28 (+1) +4 (+0) +145 (+6)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -9h 53' -5h 45' -1h 01' +3h 54' +8h 32' +11h 27' +10h 04' +5h 46' +0h 53' -4h 03' -8h 39' -11h 27'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -59.7 -41.1 -19.6 +3.6 +20.2 +26.7 +20.7 +4 -18.8 -41.4 -59.8 -66.7   -19.4

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