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Damascus vs Durban Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Damascus, Syria and Durban, South Africa is approximately 7,071 km or 4,394 mi.
  • To reach Damascus in this distance one would set out from Durban bearing 5.2° or N and follow the great circles arc to approach Damascus bearing 5.4° or N .
  • Damascus has a mid-latitude cool steppe climate (BSk) whereas Durban has a Mediterranean hot climate (Csa).
  • Damascus is in or near the subtropical desert scrub biome whereas Durban is in or near the subtropical dry forest biome.
  • The annual mean temperature is 3.1 °C (5.5°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 11.9 °C (21.4°F) more in Damascus. The continentality subtype is semicontinental as opposed to barely hyperoceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 624.8 mm (24.6 in) less which is equivalent to 624.8 l/m² (15.33 US gal/ft²) or 6,248,000 l/ha (667,953 US gal/ac) less. About 1/4 as much.
  • There are 1291 more hours of sunlight per year in Damascus. In whichever way circa 3h 31' more per day or about 1 5/9 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 2.7° lower in Damascus than in Durban.
  • Relative humidity levels are 28.7% lower.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 10.3°C (18.5°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -15 (-27) -14 (-25) -9 (-17) -3 (-6) +5 (+9) +11 (+20) +14 (+24) +14 (+24) +9 (+17) 4 (+6) -5 (-9) -12 (-22) 0 (0)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -17 (-30) -16 (-29) -12 (-21) -6 (-10) +2 (+4) +9 (+15) +10 (+19) +10 (+17) +5 (+9) 0 (-1) -8 (-14) -14 (-25) -3 (-5)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -18 (-32) -18 (-32) -15 (-26) -9 (-16) -1 (-2) +5 (+9) +7 (+12) +5 (+10) +1 (+1) -5 (-8) -10 (-19) -15 (-27) -6 (-11)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -90 (-4) -79 (-3) -99 (-4) -59 (-2) -53 (-2) -28 (-1) -39 (-2) -62 (-2) -73 (-3) +2 (+0) +17 (+1) -62 (-2) -625 (-25)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) -2 ( -6) -2 ( -7) -3 ( -10) -3 ( -10) -1 ( -3) -3 ( -10) -3 ( -10) -4 ( -13) -6 ( -20) -8 ( -26) -5 ( -17) -4 ( -13)   -44 ( -12)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day -0h 46' +0h 23' +2h 30' +3h 18' +4h 38' +6h 20' +6h 52' +6h 11' +5h 50' +4h 21' +2h 32' +0h 03'   +3h 31'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -3h 38' -2h 16' -0h 24' +1h 34' +3h 13' +4h 04' +3h 41' +2h 16' +0h 21' -1h 37' -3h 16' -4h 04'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -42.9 -24.3 -2.9 +20.4 +37 +43.4 +37.4 +20.7 -2.1 -24.7 -42.9 -50.3   -2.7
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) -9 -18 -27 -35 -38 -37 -37 -39 -37 -37 -21 -9   -28.7
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -17.8 (-32) -19 (-34) -17.1 (-31) -13.9 (-25) -8.3 (-15) -2.6 (-5) -1 (-2) -1.9 (-3) -4.8 (-9) -9.6 (-17) -12 (-22) -15.3 (-28) -10.3 (-19)

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