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Cape Town vs Shanghai Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Cape Town, South Africa and Shanghai, China is approximately 12,963 km or 8,056 mi.
  • To reach Cape Town in this distance one would set out from Shanghai bearing 244.7° or WSW and follow the great circles arc to approach Cape Town bearing 248.8° or WSW .
  • Cape Town is in or near the warm temperate dry forest biome whereas Shanghai is in or near the warm temperate moist forest biome.
  • The annual mean temperature is 0.8 °C (1.4°F) warmer.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 15.1 °C (27.2°F) less in Cape Town. The continentality subtype is barely hyperoceanic as opposed to subcontinental.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 636 mm (25 in) less which is equivalent to 636 l/m² (15.61 US gal/ft²) or 6,360,000 l/ha (679,926 US gal/ac) less. About 3/7 as much.
  • There are 1119 more hours of sunlight per year in Cape Town. In whichever way circa 3h 05' more per day or about 1 3/5 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 3.5° lower in Cape Town than in Shanghai.
  • Relative humidity levels are 2.6% lower.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 0.2°C (0.4°F) higher.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) +18 (+33) +17 (+31) +12 (+22) +3 (+6) -4 (-6) -9 (-17) -15 (-26) -14 (-24) -8 (-15) -1 (-2) +6 (+11) +14 (+26) +2 (+3)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) +17 (+31) +16 (+30) +11 (+20) +3 (+5) -4 (-8) -10 (-19) -16 (-28) -15 (-26) -10 (-17) -2 (-4) +6 (+10) +13 (+24) +1 (+1)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) +16 (+28) +15 (+26) +9 (+16) +1 (+3) -6 (-10) -12 (-22) -18 (-32) -17 (-30) -12 (-21) -4 (-7) +4 (+8) +12 (+21) -1 (-2)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -25 (-1) -43 (-2) -60 (-2) -61 (-2) -47 (-2) -59 (-2) -45 (-2) -56 (-2) -115 (-5) -58 (-2) -50 (-2) -18 (-1) -636 (-25)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) -6 ( -19) -6 ( -21) -7 ( -23) -5 ( -17) 0 ( 0) -1 ( -3) +2 (+6) +1 (+3) -2 ( -7) 0 ( 0) -2 ( -7) -3 ( -10)   -29 ( -8)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day +6h 56' +6h 41' +4h 42' +2h 08' +0h 27' +1h 16' -1h 09' -1h 03' +1h 56' +3h 17' +5h 12' +6h 38'   +3h 05'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day +3h 46' +2h 20' +0h 25' -1h 37' -3h 20' -4h 12' -3h 49' -2h 21' -0h 22' +1h 40' +3h 23' +4h 13'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) +36.9 +18.2 -3.2 -26.5 -43.1 -49.6 -43.6 -26.9 -4.1 +18.5 +36.8 +44.1   -3.5
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) -7 -6 -2 +1 +3 -1 -1 -2 -4 -3 -4 -6   -2.7
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) +15.3 (+28) +14.7 (+26) +10.3 (+19) +2.9 (+5) -3.6 (-6) -10.3 (-19) -15.6 (-28) -14.7 (-26) -10.1 (-18) -2.8 (-5) +4.6 (+8) +11.7 (+21) +0.2 (+0)

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