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Pretoria vs Damascus Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Pretoria, South Africa and Damascus, Syria is approximately 6,636 km or 4,124 mi.
  • To reach Pretoria in this distance one would set out from Damascus bearing 188.7° or S and follow the great circles arc to approach Pretoria bearing 188.1° or S .
  • Both have a mid-latitude cool steppe climate (BSk).
  • Pretoria is in or near the subtropical dry forest biome whereas Damascus is in or near the subtropical desert scrub biome.
  • The mean annual temperature is 0.1 °C (0.1°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 9.4 °C (16.9°F) less in Pretoria. The continentality subtype is barely hyperoceanic as opposed to semicontinental.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 313.8 mm (12.4 in) more which is equivalent to 313.8 l/m² (7.7 US gal/ft²) or 3,138,000 l/ha (335,473 US gal/ac) more. About 2 1/2 as much.
  • There are 380 fewer hours of sunlight per year in Pretoria. In whichever way circa 1h 02' less per day or about 8/9 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 6.8° higher in Pretoria than in Damascus.
  • Relative humidity levels are 9.4% higher.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 2.9°C (5.3°F) higher.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) +15 (+27) +13 (+24) +8 (+15) +1 (+2) -8 (-14) -14 (-26) -17 (-30) -14 (-24) -7 (-13) +0 (+1) +7 (+13) +14 (+26) 0 (0)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) +15 (+26) +13 (+23) +8 (+15) +1 (+1) -8 (-15) -14 (-25) -16 (-29) -13 (-23) -7 (-13) +0 (+1) +7 (+12) +13 (+23) 0 (0)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) +14 (+24) +13 (+23) +9 (+15) +1 (+2) -8 (-14) -13 (-24) -15 (-26) -11 (-21) -7 (-12) +1 (+1) +6 (+11) +11 (+20) 0 (0)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) +91 (+4) +42 (+2) +52 (+2) +40 (+2) +7 (+0) +7 (+0) +3 (+0) +5 (+0) +20 (+1) -4 (0) -17 (-1) +68 (+3) +314 (+12)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) +3 (+10) +3 (+11) +4 (+13) +1 (+3) 0 ( 0) +1 (+3) +1 (+3) +1 (+3) +3 (+10) +5 (+16) +5 (+17) +4 (+13)   +31 (+9)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day +2h 32' +0h 57' -1h 00' -1h 24' -2h 42' -4h 02' -4h 23' -3h 11' -2h 20' -0h 38' +0h 46' +3h 01'   -1h 02'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day +3h 21' +2h 05' +0h 23' -1h 26' -2h 58' -3h 45' -3h 24' -2h 05' -0h 19' +1h 29' +3h 01' +3h 45'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) +46.9 +28.4 +7.1 -16.1 -32.7 -39.2 -33.2 -16.5 +6.4 +28.9 +46.7 +54.4   +6.8
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) -5 +4 +13 +20 +23 +22 +18 +11 +5 +9 +0 -8   +9.3
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) +12.8 (+23) +13.1 (+24) +10.8 (+19) +5.9 (+11) -0.7 (-1) -5.9 (-11) -8.5 (-15) -7.5 (-14) -4.9 (-9) +3.1 (+6) +6.4 (+12) +10.6 (+19) +2.9 (+5)

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