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| Grytviken vs Cape Town Climate & Distance Between | |
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- The distance between Grytviken, South Georgia and Cape Town, South Africa is approximately 4,788 km or 2,975 mi.
- To reach Grytviken in this distance one would set out from Cape Town bearing 224.6° or SW and follow the great circles arc to approach Grytviken bearing 265.1° or W .
- Grytviken is in or near the boreal rain forest biome whereas Cape Town is in or near the warm temperate dry forest biome.
- The annual mean temperature is 14.9 °C (26.9°F) cooler.
- Average monthly temperatures vary by 2 °C (3.6°F) less in Grytviken. The continentality subtype is barely hyperoceanic for both.
- Total annual precipitation averages 920 mm (36.2 in) more which is equivalent to 920 l/m² (22.58 US gal/ft²) or 9,200,000 l/ha (983,541 US gal/ac) more. About 3 as much.
- There are 1711 fewer hours of sunlight per year in Grytviken. In whichever way circa 4h 40' less per day or about 3/7 as many.
- The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 20.2° lower in Grytviken than in Cape Town.
- Relative humidity levels are 6.2% lower.
- The mean dew point temperature is 15.3°C (27.5°F) lower.
Climate Comparison Table
The table shows values for Grytviken relative to Cape Town. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Cape Town vs Grytviken.
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
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Annual |
| Average Max Temperature °C ( °F) |
-18 (-32) |
-17 (-31) |
-17 (-31) |
-16 (-29) |
-17 (-31) |
-17 (-31) |
-16 (-29) |
-16 (-29) |
-15 (-27) |
-16 (-29) |
-16 (-29) |
-17 (-31) |
|
-17 (-30) |
| Average Temperature °C ( °F) |
-16 (-29) |
-16 (-29) |
-15 (-26) |
-15 (-27) |
-15 (-27) |
-15 (-27) |
-14 (-25) |
-15 (-27) |
-14 (-25) |
-14 (-25) |
-15 (-27) |
-16 (-28) |
|
-15 (-27) |
| Average Min Temperature °C ( °F) |
-15 (-27) |
-14 (-25) |
-13 (-23) |
-13 (-23) |
-13 (-23) |
-13 (-23) |
-12 (-22) |
-13 (-23) |
-12 (-22) |
-13 (-23) |
-14 (-25) |
-14 (-25) |
|
-13 (-24) |
| Average Precipitation mm (in) |
+83 (+3) |
+98 (+4) |
+116 (+5) |
+96 (+4) |
+76 (+3) |
+40 (+2) |
+59 (+2) |
+58 (+2) |
+53 (+2) |
+79 (+3) |
+92 (+4) |
+70 (+3) |
|
+920 (+36) |
| Number of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) |
+8 (+26) |
+9 (+32) |
+9 (+29) |
+6 (+20) |
0 ( 0) |
+2 (+7) |
+2 (+6) |
+2 (+6) |
+1 (+3) |
+3 (+10) |
+5 (+17) |
+6 (+19) |
|
+53 (+15) |
| Average Sunlight Hours/ Day |
-6h 00' |
-4h 44' |
-5h 00' |
-4h 42' |
-4h 48' |
-5h 36' |
-5h 00' |
-4h 01' |
-3h 06' |
-3h 23' |
-4h 06' |
-5h 42' |
|
-4h 40' |
| Average Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day |
+2h 17' |
+1h 21' |
+0h 14' |
-0h 55' |
-1h 59' |
-2h 36' |
-2h 19' |
-1h 21' |
-0h 12' |
+0h 57' |
+2h 01' |
+2h 36' |
|
0h 00' |
| Sun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) |
-20.2 |
-20.2 |
-20.3 |
-20.3 |
-20.3 |
-20.2 |
-20.2 |
-20.2 |
-20.2 |
-20.1 |
-20 |
-20.3 |
| -20.2 |
| Relative Humidity (%) |
+1 |
-4 |
-8 |
-10 |
-9 |
-8 |
-9 |
-9 |
-7 |
-6 |
-5 |
+0 |
|
-6.2 |
| Average Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) |
-15.1 (-27) |
-16.2 (-29) |
-15.6 (-28) |
-16.1 (-29) |
-15.7 (-28) |
-15.6 (-28) |
-14.8 (-27) |
-15.7 (-28) |
-14.3 (-26) |
-14.4 (-26) |
-15.2 (-27) |
-14.8 (-27) |
|
-15.3 (-28) |
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