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Cape Town vs Madrid Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Cape Town, South Africa and Madrid, Spain is approximately 8,583 km or 5,334 mi.
  • To reach Cape Town in this distance one would set out from Madrid bearing 161.3° or SSE and follow the great circles arc to approach Cape Town bearing 162.9° or SSE .
  • Cape Town is in or near the warm temperate dry forest biome whereas Madrid is in or near the warm temperate thorn steppe biome.
  • The average annual temperature is 2.7 °C (4.8°F) warmer.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 9.8 °C (17.6°F) less in Cape Town. The continentality subtype is barely hyperoceanic as opposed to semicontinental.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 63.1 mm (2.5 in) more which is equivalent to 63.1 l/m² (1.55 US gal/ft²) or 631,000 l/ha (67,458 US gal/ac) more. About 1 1/7 as much.
  • There are 83 more hours of sunlight per year in Cape Town. In whichever way circa 0h 14' more per day or about 1 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 5.8° higher in Cape Town than in Madrid.
  • Relative humidity levels are 15.9% higher.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 6.3°C (11.4°F) higher.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) +16 (+29) +15 (+27) +9 (+16) +3 (+5) -3 (-5) -10 (-18) -16 (-29) -13 (-23) -8 (-14) +1 (+2) +9 (+16) +14 (+25) +1 (+3)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) +16 (+28) +14 (+25) +10 (+18) +5 (+10) -1 (-1) -7 (-13) -12 (-22) -11 (-19) -6 (-11) +2 (+3) +9 (+16) +14 (+24) +3 (+5)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) +16 (+29) +15 (+27) +11 (+20) +8 (+14) +2 (+4) -4 (-7) -8 (-14) -7 (-13) -3 (-5) +3 (+5) +10 (+18) +13 (+23) +5 (+8)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -28 (-1) -29 (-1) -9 (0) -4 (0) +29 (+1) +67 (+3) +74 (+3) +68 (+3) +13 (+1) -35 (-1) -58 (-2) -27 (-1) +63 (+2)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) -3 ( -10) -2 ( -7) -5 ( -16) -1 ( -3) +3 (+10) +7 (+23) +11 (+35) +9 (+29) +4 (+13) +1 (+3) -3 ( -10) -4 ( -13)   +17 (+5)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day +5h 50' +4h 02' +2h 07' -1h 40' -3h 29' -5h 08' -6h 46' -4h 56' -1h 22' +2h 19' +5h 12' +6h 46'   +0h 14'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day +4h 31' +2h 48' +0h 30' -1h 56' -4h 00' -5h 03' -4h 35' -2h 48' -0h 26' +2h 00' +4h 03' +5h 03'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) +46 +27.3 +5.9 -17.4 -34 -40.4 -34.3 -17.6 +5.3 +27.8 +46.1 +53.4   +5.8
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) -6 +4 +12 +22 +26 +32 +41 +38 +23 +8 -1 -8   +15.9
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) +13.7 (+25) +14.3 (+26) +12.3 (+22) +9.9 (+18) +5.1 (+9) +0.3 (+1) -1.4 (-3) -0.8 (-1) -0.8 (-1) +3.1 (+6) +8.6 (+15) +11.6 (+21) +6.3 (+11)

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