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Cape Town vs Damascus Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Cape Town, South Africa and Damascus, Syria is approximately 7,722 km or 4,799 mi.
  • To reach Cape Town in this distance one would set out from Damascus bearing 195.8° or SSW and follow the great circles arc to approach Cape Town bearing 195.9° or SSW .
  • Cape Town is in or near the warm temperate dry forest biome whereas Damascus is in or near the subtropical desert scrub biome.
  • The mean temperature is 0.8 °C (1.5°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 10.9 °C (19.6°F) less in Cape Town. The continentality subtype is barely hyperoceanic as opposed to semicontinental.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 271.8 mm (10.7 in) more which is equivalent to 271.8 l/m² (6.67 US gal/ft²) or 2,718,000 l/ha (290,572 US gal/ac) more. About 2 1/3 as much.
  • There are 641 fewer hours of sunlight per year in Cape Town. In whichever way circa 1h 44' less per day or about 5/6 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 1.3° lower in Cape Town than in Damascus.
  • Relative humidity levels are 27.3% higher.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 6.2°C (11.2°F) higher.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) +14 (+25) +12 (+22) +7 (+13) +-1 (-2) -9 (-16) -15 (-27) -19 (-33) -18 (-32) -13 (-24) -6 (-10) +3 (+5) +11 (+20) -3 (-5)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) +14 (+25) +12 (+22) +8 (+14) +1 (+1) -6 (-11) -12 (-22) -15 (-27) -14 (-24) -10 (-18) -4 (-6) +4 (+8) +11 (+20) -1 (-2)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) +14 (+24) +13 (+23) +9 (+15) +3 (+5) -3 (-5) -8 (-15) -11 (-19) -9 (-17) -7 (-12) -2 (-3) +5 (+10) +10 (+18) +1 (+2)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -30 (-1) -18 (-1) -6 (0) +27 (+1) +62 (+2) +93 (+4) +83 (+3) +77 (+3) +41 (+2) -8 (0) -26 (-1) -23 (-1) +272 (+11)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) -5 ( -16) -3 ( -11) -1 ( -3) +4 (+13) +9 (+29) +13 (+43) +13 (+42) +12 (+39) +10 (+33) +7 (+23) 0 ( 0) -3 ( -10)   +56 (+15)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day +5h 09' +3h 19' +0h 23' -3h 12' -6h 07' -7h 14' -8h 03' -6h 40' -4h 26' -0h 38' +1h 40' +5h 01'   -1h 44'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day +3h 56' +2h 26' +0h 26' -1h 41' -3h 29' -4h 23' -3h 59' -2h 27' -0h 23' +1h 44' +3h 31' +4h 23'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) +39 +20.3 -1.1 -24.4 -41 -47.4 -41.4 -24.7 -1.8 +20.8 +39 +46.3   -1.3
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) -1 +9 +21 +34 +44 +47 +47 +44 +37 +32 +14 -1   +27.3
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) +13.2 (+24) +13.8 (+25) +12.1 (+22) +8.8 (+16) +5.5 (+10) +1.2 (+2) -1.4 (-3) -1 (-2) -0.1 (0) +4.8 (+9) +7.2 (+13) +10.3 (+19) +6.2 (+11)

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