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Nuuk/ Godthåb vs Petauke Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Nuuk/ Godthåb, Greenland and Petauke, Zambia is approximately 11,098 km or 6,896 mi.
  • To reach Nuuk/ Godthåb in this distance one would set out from Petauke bearing 334° or NNW and follow the great circles arc to approach Nuuk/ Godthåb bearing 282.5° or WNW .
  • Nuuk/ Godthåb has a tundra climate (ET) whereas Petauke has a humid subtropical climate with dry winters (Cwa).
  • Nuuk/ Godthåb is in or near the subpolar rain tundra biome whereas Petauke is in or near the subtropical dry forest biome.
  • The annual mean temperature is 22.5 °C (40.5°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 8 °C (14.4°F) more in Nuuk/ Godthåb. The continentality subtype is truly oceanic as opposed to truly hyperoceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 210.8 mm (8.3 in) less which is equivalent to 210.8 l/m² (5.17 US gal/ft²) or 2,108,000 l/ha (225,359 US gal/ac) less. About 7/9 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 45.4° lower in Nuuk/ Godthåb than in Petauke.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -31 (-56) -32 (-57) -32 (-57) -28 (-50) -22 (-40) -16 (-28) -13 (-23) -15 (-27) -22 (-39) -28 (-51) -30 (-54) -30 (-55) -25 (-45)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -30 (-53) -30 (-54) -31 (-55) -26 (-47) -19 (-35) -13 (-24) -11 (-19) -13 (-23) -18 (-33) -24 (-44) -27 (-48) -28 (-51) -23 (-41)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -27 (-49) -28 (-51) -29 (-51) -24 (-42) -16 (-29) -10 (-17) -7 (-13) -9 (-16) -14 (-26) -20 (-36) -23 (-42) -26 (-47) -19 (-35)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -208 (-8) -182 (-7) -91 (-4) +16 (+1) +47 (+2) +62 (+2) +82 (+3) +89 (+4) +88 (+3) +54 (+2) -13 (-1) -154 (-6) -211 (-8)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -7h 44' -4h 26' -0h 47' +3h 00' +6h 38' +9h 02' +7h 53' +4h 27' +0h 40' -3h 07' -6h 44' -9h 02'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -77.7 -69.6 -49.2 -26.1 -9.4 -3 -9.1 -25.9 -48.6 -69.9 -77.5 -78.1   -45.4

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