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Cape Town vs Freetown Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Cape Town, South Africa and Freetown, Sierra Leone is approximately 5,802 km or 3,606 mi.
  • To reach Cape Town in this distance one would set out from Freetown bearing 146.4° or SSE and follow the great circles arc to approach Cape Town bearing 138.7° or SE .
  • The average annual temperature is 10.8 °C (19.4°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 6.4 °C (11.5°F) more in Cape Town. The continentality subtype is barely hyperoceanic as opposed to extremely hyperoceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 2470.3 mm (97.3 in) less which is equivalent to 2470.3 l/m² (60.63 US gal/ft²) or 24,703,000 l/ha (2,640,915 US gal/ac) less. About 1/6 as much.
  • There are 806 more hours of sunlight per year in Cape Town. In whichever way circa 2h 12' more per day or about 1 3/8 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 18.6° lower in Cape Town than in Freetown.
  • Relative humidity levels are 3.1% lower.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 11.1°C (19.9°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -4 (-7) -4 (-8) -6 (-11) -9 (-17) -11 (-20) -12 (-22) -12 (-21) -10 (-19) -10 (-18) -9 (-16) -7 (-13) -5 (-8) -8 (-15)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -6 (-11) -7 (-12) -9 (-15) -12 (-21) -13 (-24) -14 (-26) -14 (-26) -13 (-23) -12 (-22) -11 (-20) -10 (-17) -8 (-14) -11 (-19)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -8 (-14) -8 (-14) -10 (-19) -13 (-23) -14 (-26) -16 (-28) -16 (-29) -15 (-27) -14 (-25) -12 (-22) -11 (-20) -10 (-18) -12 (-22)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) +11 (+0) +12 (+0) +9 (+0) -6 (0) -109 (-4) -230 (-9) -651 (-26) -714 (-28) -443 (-17) -263 (-10) -87 (-3) +1 (+0) -2470 (-97)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) +3 (+10) +3 (+11) +3 (+10) +3 (+10) -1 ( -3) -7 ( -23) -12 ( -39) -12 ( -39) -13 ( -43) -10 ( -32) -5 ( -17) 0 ( 0)   -48 ( -13)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day +3h 05' +2h 30' +0h 54' -0h 36' -0h 36' +1h 12' +2h 48' +4h 07' +3h 12' +2h 42' +3h 12' +3h 54'   +2h 12'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day +2h 25' +1h 30' +0h 16' -1h 02' -2h 09' -2h 42' -2h 27' -1h 30' -0h 14' +1h 04' +2h 10' +2h 42'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) +14.3 -4.3 -25.8 -42.6 -42.6 -42.6 -42.5 -42.5 -26.4 -3.7 +14.4 +21.5   -18.6
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) -2 +1 +5 +1 +2 -2 -5 -4 -10 -8 -8 -7   -3.1
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -6.5 (-12) -6.1 (-11) -7.2 (-13) -11 (-20) -12.6 (-23) -14.5 (-26) -15 (-27) -13.4 (-24) -14 (-25) -12.4 (-22) -11 (-20) -9.2 (-17) -11.1 (-20)

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