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Van vs Cape Town Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Van, Turkey and Cape Town, South Africa is approximately 8,450 km or 5,251 mi.
  • To reach Van in this distance one would set out from Cape Town bearing 19.7° or NNE and follow the great circles arc to approach Van bearing 21° or NNE .
  • Van is in or near the cool temperate steppe biome whereas Cape Town is in or near the warm temperate dry forest biome.
  • The average annual temperature is 7.9 °C (14.2°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 17.1 °C (30.8°F) more in Van. The continentality subtype is subcontinental as opposed to barely hyperoceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 89.9 mm (3.5 in) less which is equivalent to 89.9 l/m² (2.21 US gal/ft²) or 899,000 l/ha (96,109 US gal/ac) less. About 4/5 as much.
  • There are 345 fewer hours of sunlight per year in Van. In whichever way circa 0h 57' less per day or about 8/9 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 3.8° lower in Van than in Cape Town.
  • Relative humidity levels are 17% lower.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 11.4°C (20.6°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -25 (-45) -24 (-43) -19 (-33) -10 (-17) -2 (-3) +5 (+10) +11 (+20) +10 (+17) +5 (+9) -4 (-7) -13 (-23) -21 (-38) -7 (-13)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -25 (-45) -24 (-44) -18 (-33) -10 (-17) -2 (-4) +5 (+8) +10 (+18) +8 (+15) +3 (+5) -6 (-11) -14 (-25) -20 (-37) -8 (-14)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -24 (-44) -24 (-43) -17 (-31) -10 (-17) -3 (-6) +2 (+4) +7 (+12) +6 (+10) +1 (+2) -6 (-11) -13 (-24) -19 (-33) -8 (-15)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) +21 (+1) +18 (+1) +21 (+1) +13 (+1) -18 (-1) -72 (-3) -79 (-3) -70 (-3) -28 (-1) +45 (+2) +41 (+2) +17 (+1) -90 (-4)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) +4 (+13) +3 (+11) +4 (+13) +1 (+3) -4 ( -13) -10 ( -33) -12 ( -39) -11 ( -35) -8 ( -27) -3 ( -10) +2 (+7) +1 (+3)   -33 ( -9)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day -6h 42' -5h 12' -3h 54' +0h 30' +3h 11' +5h 18' +5h 54' +3h 40' +0h 36' -3h 11' -4h 54' -6h 48'   -0h 57'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -4h 20' -2h 41' -0h 29' +1h 51' +3h 50' +4h 51' +4h 24' +2h 42' +0h 25' -1h 55' -3h 53' -4h 51'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -44.1 -25.4 -3.9 +19.3 +35.9 +42.4 +36.3 +19.6 -3.2 -25.8 -44.1 -51.4   -3.8
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) +2 +0 -4 -11 -23 -32 -38 -41 -36 -15 -5 -1   -17
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -23.4 (-42) -23.1 (-42) -18.2 (-33) -11.5 (-21) -7 (-13) -2.8 (-5) +0.2 (+0) -2.6 (-5) -6.2 (-11) -8.9 (-16) -14.3 (-26) -19.2 (-35) -11.4 (-21)

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