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Cape Town vs Yaounde Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Cape Town, South Africa and Yaounde, Cameroon is approximately 4,269 km or 2,653 mi.
  • To reach Cape Town in this distance one would set out from Yaounde bearing 170.5° or S and follow the great circles arc to approach Cape Town bearing 168.6° or SSE .
  • Cape Town is in or near the warm temperate dry forest biome whereas Yaounde is in or near the subtropical moist forest biome.
  • The mean temperature is 7.2 °C (13°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 6.3 °C (11.3°F) more in Cape Town. The continentality subtype is barely hyperoceanic as opposed to extremely hyperoceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 1153.3 mm (45.4 in) less which is equivalent to 1153.3 l/m² (28.3 US gal/ft²) or 11,533,000 l/ha (1,232,954 US gal/ac) less. About 2/7 as much.
  • There are 1330 more hours of sunlight per year in Cape Town. In whichever way circa 3h 38' more per day or about 1 4/5 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 19.3° lower in Cape Town than in Yaounde.
  • Relative humidity levels are 9.4% higher.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 4.9°C (8.9°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -5 (-9) -5 (-8) -5 (-9) -8 (-14) -9 (-16) -10 (-17) -9 (-17) -8 (-15) -8 (-15) -7 (-12) -5 (-9) -3 (-6) -7 (-12)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -3 (-5) -4 (-8) -6 (-10) -8 (-14) -9 (-16) -10 (-19) -11 (-19) -10 (-18) -9 (-16) -7 (-13) -6 (-10) -4 (-8) -7 (-13)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -1 (-2) -4 (-7) +0 (+0) -8 (-14) -10 (-17) -11 (-20) -12 (-22) -11 (-20) -10 (-18) -8 (-14) -6 (-11) -5 (-9) -7 (-13)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -3 (0) -35 (-1) -119 (-5) -139 (-5) -152 (-6) -69 (-3) +14 (+1) -25 (-1) -213 (-8) -293 (-12) -110 (-4) -8 (0) -1153 (-45)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) +1 (+3) 0 ( 0) -8 ( -26) -8 ( -27) -6 ( -19) -2 ( -7) +4 (+13) +2 (+6) -10 ( -33) -14 ( -45) -9 ( -30) -1 ( -3)   -51 ( -14)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day +5h 19' +4h 36' +4h 09' +1h 48' +1h 00' +2h 08' +2h 54' +3h 34' +3h 46' +4h 42' +4h 32' +5h 11'   +3h 38'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day +2h 11' +1h 21' +0h 14' -0h 56' -1h 56' -2h 26' -2h 12' -1h 21' -0h 12' +0h 58' +1h 57' +2h 26'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) +9.5 -9 -30.3 -37.8 -37.8 -37.8 -37.7 -37.7 -31 -8.4 +9.6 +16.8   -19.3
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) +9 +11 +12 +13 +13 +10 +9 +7 +6 +4 +8 +11   +9.4
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -0.5 (-1) -1.5 (-3) -2.6 (-5) -4.6 (-8) -6.2 (-11) -8.1 (-15) -8.5 (-15) -8.3 (-15) -7.6 (-14) -6.2 (-11) -3.7 (-7) -1.4 (-3) -4.9 (-9)

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