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Pretoria vs Amsterdam Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Pretoria, South Africa and Amsterdam, Netherlands is approximately 8,941 km or 5,556 mi.
  • To reach Pretoria in this distance one would set out from Amsterdam bearing 159.1° or SSE and follow the great circles arc to approach Pretoria bearing 165.9° or SSE .
  • Pretoria has a mid-latitude cool steppe climate (BSk) whereas Amsterdam has a marine west coast climate (Cfb).
  • Pretoria is in or near the subtropical dry forest biome whereas Amsterdam is in or near the cool temperate moist forest biome.
  • The mean temperature is 7.7 °C (13.9°F) warmer.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 5.5 °C (9.9°F) less in Pretoria. The continentality subtype is barely hyperoceanic as opposed to truly oceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 249 mm (9.8 in) less which is equivalent to 249 l/m² (6.11 US gal/ft²) or 2,490,000 l/ha (266,198 US gal/ac) less. About 2/3 as much.
  • There are 1686 more hours of sunlight per year in Pretoria. In whichever way circa 4h 37' more per day or about 2 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 25.5° higher in Pretoria than in Amsterdam.
  • Relative humidity levels are 17.5% lower.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 3.6°C (6.5°F) higher.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) +23 (+41) +22 (+40) +16 (+29) +11 (+20) 3 (+5) -2 (-4) -3 (-5) 0 (0) +6 (+11) +13 (+23) +18 (+32) +23 (+41) +11 (+20)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) +20 (+36) +20 (+35) +15 (+26) +9 (+15) 0 (0) -5 (-9) -7 (-12) -4 (-6) +3 (+5) +10 (+17) +15 (+26) +19 (+33) +8 (+14)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) +17 (+31) +17 (+31) +13 (+23) +6 (+11) -3 (-5) -8 (-14) -10 (-18) -7 (-13) -1 (-2) +6 (+11) +11 (+20) +14 (+25) +5 (+8)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) +67 (+3) +23 (+1) +35 (+1) +5 (+0) -39 (-2) -51 (-2) -74 (-3) -82 (-3) -52 (-2) -65 (-3) -60 (-2) +44 (+2) -249 (-10)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) -10 ( -32) -9 ( -32) -6 ( -19) -11 ( -37) -11 ( -35) -13 ( -43) -16 ( -52) -17 ( -55) -16 ( -53) -13 ( -42) -10 ( -33) -9 ( -29)   -141 ( -39)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day +6h 29' +5h 35' +3h 36' +3h 16' +2h 30' +1h 48' +3h 00' +3h 56' +4h 28' +5h 38' +7h 20' +7h 46'   +4h 37'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day +5h 20' +3h 16' +0h 35' -2h 15' -4h 42' -5h 59' -5h 25' -3h 16' -0h 30' +2h 19' +4h 46' +6h 00'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) +65.5 +47 +25.7 +2.6 -14 -20.5 -14.5 +2.2 +25.1 +47.5 +65.4 +73.1   +25.5
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) -19 -15 -7 -4 -5 -9 -18 -25 -30 -28 -27 -24   -17.6
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) +15.6 (+28) +15.8 (+28) +12.5 (+23) +7.3 (+13) -1.1 (-2) -6.8 (-12) -10.3 (-19) -9.3 (-17) -4.9 (-9) +2.7 (+5) +8.5 (+15) +13.2 (+24) +3.6 (+6)

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