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Yuma, Arizona vs Cape Town Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Yuma, Arizona, Usa and Cape Town, South Africa is approximately 15,702 km or 9,757 mi.
  • To reach Yuma, Arizona in this distance one would set out from Cape Town bearing 281.5° or WNW and follow the great circles arc to approach Yuma, Arizona bearing 285.2° or WNW .
  • Yuma, Arizona is in or near the subtropical desert biome whereas Cape Town is in or near the warm temperate dry forest biome.
  • The annual average temperature is 6.8 °C (12.3°F) warmer.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 11.7 °C (21.1°F) more in Yuma, Arizona. The continentality subtype is semicontinental as opposed to barely hyperoceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 394.4 mm (15.5 in) less which is equivalent to 394.4 l/m² (9.68 US gal/ft²) or 3,944,000 l/ha (421,640 US gal/ac) less. About 1/6 as much.
  • There are 1134 more hours of sunlight per year in Yuma, Arizona. In whichever way circa 3h 05' more per day or about 1 3/8 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 2° higher in Yuma, Arizona than in Cape Town.
  • Relative humidity levels are 50.3% lower.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 9.2°C (16.6°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -6 (-10) -2 (-4) 1 (+2) +8 (+15) +15 (+26) +22 (+39) +24 (+44) +23 (+41) +19 (+34) +11 (+21) 2 (+4) -5 (-8) +9 (+17)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -7 (-13) -5 (-9) -1 (-2) +5 (+9) +11 (+20) +18 (+32) +22 (+40) +21 (+37) +16 (+30) +9 (+15) 0 (0) -6 (-11) +7 (+12)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -9 (-17) -8 (-14) -4 (-6) +2 (+3) +8 (+14) +14 (+26) +20 (+36) +19 (+34) +14 (+25) +6 (+10) -3 (-5) -7 (-13) +4 (+8)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -5 (0) -10 (0) -16 (-1) -37 (-1) -67 (-3) -93 (-4) -76 (-3) -61 (-2) -33 (-1) +4 (+0) +5 (+0) -6 (0) -394 (-16)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) -1 ( -3) -2 ( -7) -4 ( -13) -7 ( -23) -11.5 ( -37) -12.5 ( -42) -11 ( -35) -10 ( -32) -9 ( -30) -8 ( -26) -5 ( -17) -3 ( -10)   -84 ( -23)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day -2h 13' -0h 31' +1h 46' +5h 26' +7h 32' +7h 58' +7h 01' +6h 07' +4h 38' +1h 52' -0h 16' -2h 15'   +3h 05'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -3h 52' -2h 24' -0h 26' +1h 40' +3h 26' +4h 19' +3h 56' +2h 24' +0h 22' -1h 43' -3h 28' -4h 20'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -38.2 -19.4 +2.1 +25.3 +41.8 +48.2 +42 +25.3 +2.4 -20.2 -38.4 -45.6   +2
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) -37 -42 -53 -58 -64 -64 -55 -49 -49 -48 -47 -37   -50.3
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -17.2 (-31) -17.1 (-31) -17.7 (-32) -14.2 (-26) -11.4 (-21) -5.6 (-10) +4 (+7) +5.2 (+9) +0.5 (+1) -6.9 (-12) -14.5 (-26) -15.8 (-28) -9.2 (-17)

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