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Oymyakon vs Cape Town Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Oymyakon, Russia and Cape Town, South Africa is approximately 15,043 km or 9,348 mi.
  • To reach Oymyakon in this distance one would set out from Cape Town bearing 31.8° or NNE and follow the great circles arc to approach Oymyakon bearing 103.9° or ESE .
  • Oymyakon is in or near the subpolar rain tundra biome whereas Cape Town is in or near the warm temperate dry forest biome.
  • The mean annual temperature is 32.1 °C (57.8°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 52.3 °C (94.1°F) more in Oymyakon. The continentality subtype is hypercontinental as opposed to barely hyperoceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 263 mm (10.4 in) less which is equivalent to 263 l/m² (6.45 US gal/ft²) or 2,630,000 l/ha (281,164 US gal/ac) less. About 4/9 as much.
  • There are 1082 fewer hours of sunlight per year in Oymyakon. In whichever way circa 2h 58' less per day or about 2/3 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 28.5° lower in Oymyakon than in Cape Town.
  • Relative humidity levels are 7.2% lower.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 32.3°C (58.1°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -69 (-123) -61 (-111) -46 (-82) -26 (-46) -11 (-20) 2 (+4) +6 (+10) 0 (+0) -10 (-18) -30 (-54) -54 (-97) -67 (-121) -30 (-55)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -67 (-121) -63 (-113) -51 (-91) -31 (-55) -12 (-22) 0 (-1) +3 (+5) -3 (-5) -12 (-21) -31 (-55) -53 (-96) -65 (-117) -32 (-58)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -66 (-119) -63 (-114) -54 (-97) -36 (-65) -15 (-26) -4 (-7) -1 (-1) -5 (-10) -13 (-23) -31 (-57) -52 (-94) -63 (-113) -34 (-60)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -8 (0) -9 (0) -16 (-1) -35 (-1) -55 (-2) -59 (-2) -38 (-1) -38 (-1) -18 (-1) +11 (+0) +11 (+0) -9 (0) -263 (-10)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) +8 (+26) +6 (+21) +3 (+10) -3 ( -10) -4 ( -13) -1 ( -3) -1 ( -3) 0 ( 0) 0 ( 0) +2 (+6) +9 (+30) +7 (+23)   +26 (+7)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day -9h 58' -6h 20' -1h 52' +2h 02' +2h 30' +2h 56' +3h 05' +0h 29' -2h 32' -6h 29' -8h 30' -11h 01'   -2h 58'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -8h 36' -5h 02' -0h 54' +3h 25' +7h 27' +9h 54' +8h 45' +5h 03' +0h 46' -3h 33' -7h 33' -9h 55'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -68.8 -50.2 -28.8 -5.6 +11.1 +17.6 +11.6 -5.1 -27.9 -50.4 -68.7 -76   -28.5
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) +4 +1 -5 -12 -23 -24 -18 -12 -6 +3 +3 +3   -7.2
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -64.3 (-116) -60.6 (-109) -49.7 (-89) -31.3 (-56) -15.9 (-29) -5.4 (-10) -0.8 (-1) -4.9 (-9) -12.2 (-22) -29.1 (-52) -50.9 (-92) -62.1 (-112) -32.3 (-58)

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