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Damascus vs Rhodes Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Damascus, Syria and Rhodes, Greece is approximately 837 km or 520 mi.
  • To reach Damascus in this distance one would set out from Rhodes bearing 110.9° or ESE and follow the great circles arc to approach Damascus bearing 115.8° or ESE .
  • Damascus has a mid-latitude cool steppe climate (BSk) whereas Rhodes has a Mediterranean hot climate (Csa).
  • The annual mean temperature is 1.6 °C (2.9°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 4.7 °C (8.5°F) more in Damascus. The continentality subtype is semicontinental as opposed to truly oceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 483.8 mm (19 in) less which is equivalent to 483.8 l/m² (11.87 US gal/ft²) or 4,838,000 l/ha (517,214 US gal/ac) less. About 2/7 as much.
  • There are 559 more hours of sunlight per year in Damascus. In whichever way circa 1h 31' more per day or about 1 1/6 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 3° higher in Damascus than in Rhodes.
  • Relative humidity levels are 14.9% lower.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 5.8°C (10.5°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -3 (-5) -1 (-2) 1 (+1) 3 (+5) +5 (+8) +5 (+9) 5 (+9) 5 (+9) 4 (+7) 2 (+4) 0 (0) -3 (-5) 2 (+3)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -5 (-8) -3 (-6) -2 (-3) 0 (-1) +1 (+1) +0 (+1) 0 (0) 0 (-1) 0 (-1) -1 (-2) -3 (-5) -5 (-9) -2 (-3)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -6 (-11) -5 (-10) -5 (-8) -4 (-6) -3 (-5) -4 (-7) -5 (-8) -5 (-9) -5 (-9) -4 (-8) -5 (-10) -7 (-12) -5 (-9)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -104 (-4) -84 (-3) -48 (-2) -10 (0) -8 (0) -3 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) -7 (0) -53 (-2) -62 (-2) -105 (-4) -484 (-19)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) -10 ( -32) -6 ( -21) -6 ( -19) -3 ( -10) -2 ( -6) -1 ( -3) 0 ( 0) 0 ( 0) -2 ( -7) -6 ( -19) -4 ( -13) -10 ( -32)   -50 ( -14)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day +1h 17' +1h 46' +1h 54' +1h 26' +1h 54' +1h 40' +1h 15' +0h 52' +0h 56' +1h 40' +1h 56' +1h 44'   +1h 31'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day +0h 14' +0h 08' +0h 01' -0h 05' -0h 12' -0h 15' -0h 14' -0h 08' -0h 01' +0h 06' +0h 12' +0h 15'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) +3 +3 +2.9 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3   +3
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) +1.9 -5.8 -13 -19.9 -24.6 -21.4 -20.5 -21.4 -18.8 -22.9 -12 -0.1   -14.9
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -4.1 (-7) -4.5 (-8) -4.7 (-8) -5.6 (-10) -6.8 (-12) -6.7 (-12) -6.9 (-12) -7.3 (-13) -6 (-11) -7.2 (-13) -5.2 (-9) -4.7 (-8) -5.8 (-10)

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