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Pretoria vs Athens Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Pretoria, South Africa and Athens, Greece is approximately 7,103 km or 4,414 mi.
  • To reach Pretoria in this distance one would set out from Athens bearing 175.5° or S and follow the great circles arc to approach Pretoria bearing 176.1° or S .
  • Pretoria has a mid-latitude cool steppe climate (BSk) whereas Athens has a Mediterranean hot climate (Csa).
  • Pretoria is in or near the subtropical dry forest biome whereas Athens is in or near the warm temperate thorn steppe biome.
  • The annual mean temperature is 0.3 °C (0.5°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 7.2 °C (13°F) less in Pretoria. The continentality subtype is barely hyperoceanic as opposed to truly oceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 140.8 mm (5.5 in) more which is equivalent to 140.8 l/m² (3.46 US gal/ft²) or 1,408,000 l/ha (150,525 US gal/ac) more. About 1 3/8 as much.
  • There are 498 more hours of sunlight per year in Pretoria. In whichever way circa 1h 22' more per day or about 1 1/6 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 11.4° higher in Pretoria than in Athens.
  • Relative humidity levels are 2.5% lower.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 0.8°C (1.4°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) +14 (+25) +13 (+24) +10 (+18) +4 (+7) -4 (-8) -11 (-19) -14 (-24) -10 (-19) -4 (-7) +4 (+7) +8 (+15) +13 (+24) 2 (+4)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) +12 (+22) +12 (+21) +8 (+15) +2 (+3) -7 (-13) -14 (-24) -16 (-29) -13 (-23) -6 (-11) +2 (+3) +6 (+11) +10 (+19) 0 (-1)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) +10 (+17) +9 (+16) +6 (+10) -2 (-3) -10 (-19) -17 (-31) -20 (-35) -16 (-29) -10 (-18) -2 (-3) +3 (+5) +7 (+12) -4 (-7)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) +90 (+4) +28 (+1) +36 (+1) +26 (+1) -4 (0) -3 (0) -1 (0) +0 (+0) +8 (+0) -41 (-2) -41 (-2) +41 (+2) +141 (+6)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) -4 ( -13) -1 ( -4) -1 ( -3) -4 ( -13) -5 ( -16) -3 ( -10) -1 ( -3) -2 ( -6) -1 ( -3) -1 ( -3) -1 ( -3) -3 ( -10)   -27 ( -7)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day +4h 23' +2h 52' +1h 56' +1h 04' +0h 23' -1h 32' -2h 30' -1h 38' -0h 08' +2h 09' +4h 12' +5h 15'   +1h 22'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day +3h 43' +2h 19' +0h 25' -1h 36' -3h 18' -4h 10' -3h 47' -2h 19' -0h 22' +1h 39' +3h 20' +4h 10'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) +51.5 +33 +11.6 -11.5 -28.1 -34.6 -28.6 -11.9 +11 +33.5 +51.3 +59   +11.4
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) -5 -3 +1 +4 +4 +6 +6 +0 -9 -13 -13 -9   -2.6
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) +10.6 (+19) +10.5 (+19) +8.1 (+15) +2.3 (+4) -5.8 (-10) -11 (-20) -13 (-23) -11.5 (-21) -8.4 (-15) -1.7 (-3) +2.9 (+5) +8 (+14) -0.8 (-1)

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