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Nuuk/ Godthåb vs Rio De Janeiro Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Nuuk/ Godthåb, Greenland and Rio De Janeiro, Brazil is approximately 9,712 km or 6,035 mi.
  • To reach Nuuk/ Godthåb in this distance one would set out from Rio De Janeiro bearing 356.3° or N and follow the great circles arc to approach Nuuk/ Godthåb bearing 352.1° or N .
  • Nuuk/ Godthåb has a tundra climate (ET) whereas Rio De Janeiro has a tropical wet and dry/ savanna climate with dry winters (Aw).
  • Nuuk/ Godthåb is in or near the subpolar rain tundra biome whereas Rio De Janeiro is in or near the subtropical moist forest biome.
  • The mean annual temperature is 25.1 °C (45.2°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 9.3 °C (16.7°F) more in Nuuk/ Godthåb. The continentality subtype is truly oceanic as opposed to truly hyperoceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 416.9 mm (16.4 in) less which is equivalent to 416.9 l/m² (10.23 US gal/ft²) or 4,169,000 l/ha (445,694 US gal/ac) less. About 2/3 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 40.2° lower in Nuuk/ Godthåb than in Rio De Janeiro.
  • Relative humidity levels are 2.2% higher.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 23.9°C (43°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -34 (-61) -35 (-62) -34 (-62) -29 (-51) -23 (-41) -18 (-32) -15 (-26) -16 (-28) -19 (-34) -24 (-44) -28 (-51) -32 (-57) -26 (-46)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -34 (-60) -34 (-62) -34 (-61) -28 (-51) -22 (-40) -18 (-32) -15 (-27) -16 (-28) -18 (-33) -23 (-42) -28 (-50) -31 (-57) -25 (-45)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -33 (-60) -34 (-61) -34 (-61) -28 (-50) -22 (-39) -17 (-31) -15 (-26) -15 (-27) -18 (-32) -23 (-41) -27 (-49) -31 (-56) -25 (-45)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -75 (-3) -58 (-2) -53 (-2) -91 (-4) -31 (-1) -18 (-1) +26 (+1) +39 (+2) +1 (+0) -18 (-1) -22 (-1) -115 (-5) -417 (-16)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) -6 ( -19) -5 ( -18) -7 ( -23) -5 ( -17) -4 ( -13) 0 ( 0) +2 (+6) +3 (+10) +1 (+3) -2 ( -6) -4 ( -13) -7 ( -23)   -34 ( -9)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -8h 14' -4h 44' -0h 50' +3h 13' +7h 05' +9h 35' +8h 23' +4h 45' +0h 43' -3h 20' -7h 11' -9h 36'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -79.8 -61.7 -40.5 -17.3 -0.7 +5.6 -0.5 -17.3 -40.1 -62.3 -79.7 -86.6   -40.2
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) -1 +0 +1 +1 +4 +5 +10 +10 +4 -2 -3 -3   +2.2
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -32.5 (-59) -33.1 (-60) -32.7 (-59) -27.2 (-49) -21 (-38) -16.3 (-29) -12.6 (-23) -13.5 (-24) -17.1 (-31) -22.8 (-41) -27.1 (-49) -30.7 (-55) -23.9 (-43)

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