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Jiuquan vs Cape Town Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Jiuquan, China and Cape Town, South Africa is approximately 11,587 km or 7,201 mi.
  • To reach Jiuquan in this distance one would set out from Cape Town bearing 51.3° or NE and follow the great circles arc to approach Jiuquan bearing 57.4° or ENE .
  • Jiuquan is in or near the boreal moist forest biome whereas Cape Town is in or near the warm temperate dry forest biome.
  • The annual average temperature is 9.4 °C (16.9°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 21.7 °C (39.1°F) more in Jiuquan. The continentality subtype is truly continental as opposed to barely hyperoceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 387 mm (15.2 in) less which is equivalent to 387 l/m² (9.5 US gal/ft²) or 3,870,000 l/ha (413,729 US gal/ac) less. About 1/5 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 5.1° lower in Jiuquan than in Cape Town.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -28 (-50) -25 (-44) -16 (-28) -5 (-9) +3 (+6) +9 (+16) +11 (+21) +10 (+18) +3 (+6) -6 (-10) -17 (-30) -26 (-46) -7 (-13)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -30 (-55) -27 (-49) -18 (-32) -8 (-14) +1 (+1) +7 (+12) +9 (+17) +7 (+13) +1 (+1) -9 (-15) -19 (-34) -27 (-49) -9 (-17)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -31 (-56) -28 (-51) -19 (-33) -10 (-17) -2 (-3) +4 (+8) +8 (+14) +6 (+10) -1 (-1) -10 (-17) -19 (-35) -27 (-49) -11 (-19)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -12 (0) -14 (-1) -17 (-1) -37 (-1) -58 (-2) -79 (-3) -64 (-3) -60 (-2) -31 (-1) -1 (0) +1 (+0) -16 (-1) -387 (-15)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) -3 ( -10) -3 ( -11) -3 ( -10) -5 ( -17) -9 ( -29) -8 ( -27) -7 ( -23) -5 ( -16) -8 ( -27) -8 ( -26) -4 ( -13) -3 ( -10)   -66 ( -18)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -4h 27' -2h 46' -0h 30' +1h 54' +3h 57' +4h 59' +4h 31' +2h 46' +0h 26' -1h 58' -4h 00' -4h 59'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -45.4 -26.7 -5.3 +18 +34.6 +41.1 +35.1 +18.4 -4.5 -27 -45.3 -52.7   -5.1

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