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Wellington vs Damascus Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Wellington, New Zealand and Damascus, Syria is approximately 16,260 km or 10,104 mi.
  • To reach Wellington in this distance one would set out from Damascus bearing 115.8° or ESE and follow the great circles arc to approach Wellington bearing 90.3° or E .
  • Wellington has a marine west coast climate (Cfb) whereas Damascus has a mid-latitude cool steppe climate (BSk).
  • Wellington is in or near the warm temperate thorn steppe biome whereas Damascus is in or near the subtropical desert scrub biome.
  • The mean annual temperature is 4.6 °C (8.3°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 11.4 °C (20.5°F) less in Wellington. The continentality subtype is barely hyperoceanic as opposed to semicontinental.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 1061.4 mm (41.8 in) more which is equivalent to 1061.4 l/m² (26.05 US gal/ft²) or 10,614,000 l/ha (1,134,707 US gal/ac) more. About 6 2/9 as much.
  • There are 1622 fewer hours of sunlight per year in Wellington. In whichever way circa 4h 25' less per day or about 5/9 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 8.6° lower in Wellington than in Damascus.
  • Relative humidity levels are 22.5% higher.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 1.6°C (2.8°F) higher.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) +8 (+15) +6 (+11) +1 (+2) -6 (-11) -15 (-27) -21 (-38) -25 (-44) -24 (-42) -19 (-35) -12 (-21) -3 (-5) +5 (+9) -9 (-16)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) +10 (+18) +8 (+15) +4 (+7) -3 (-5) -10 (-18) -16 (-28) -18 (-33) -17 (-31) -14 (-25) -8 (-14) 0 (0) +7 (+12) -5 (-8)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) +11 (+19) +10 (+17) +7 (+12) +1 (+2) -5 (-9) -10 (-18) -13 (-23) -11 (-21) -9 (-15) -4 (-6) +2 (+4) +8 (+15) -1 (-2)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) +34 (+1) +27 (+1) +69 (+3) +92 (+4) +115 (+5) +138 (+5) +142 (+6) +135 (+5) +104 (+4) +88 (+3) +68 (+3) +51 (+2) +1061 (+42)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) +1 (+3) +2 (+7) +4 (+13) +9 (+30) +12 (+39) +16 (+53) +18 (+58) +16 (+52) +14 (+47) +12 (+39) +6 (+20) +4 (+13)   +114 (+31)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day +1h 48' -0h 10' -2h 36' -5h 04' -8h 13' -9h 42' -10h 17' -8h 36' -5h 58' -3h 38' -1h 40' +1h 05'   -4h 25'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day +4h 33' +2h 49' +0h 31' -1h 57' -4h 02' -5h 05' -4h 37' -2h 49' -0h 26' +2h 01' +4h 05' +5h 06'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) +31.9 +13.2 -8.2 -31.5 -48.2 -54.7 -48.8 -32.2 -9.3 +13.4 +31.8 +39   -8.6
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) -5 +7 +13 +30 +38 +42 +40 +36 +33 +30 +9 -3   +22.5
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) +8.4 (+15) +9.5 (+17) +6.9 (+12) +4.9 (+9) +0.7 (+1) -3.3 (-6) -6.1 (-11) -6.3 (-11) -4.2 (-8) +0.5 (+1) +1.8 (+3) +6 (+11) +1.6 (+3)

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