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Pretoria vs Reykjavík Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Pretoria, South Africa and Reykjavík, Iceland is approximately 10,894 km or 6,769 mi.
  • To reach Pretoria in this distance one would set out from Reykjavík bearing 135.8° or SE and follow the great circles arc to approach Pretoria bearing 160.3° or SSE .
  • Pretoria has a mid-latitude cool steppe climate (BSk) whereas Reykjavík has a subpolar oceanic climate (Cfc).
  • Pretoria is in or near the subtropical dry forest biome whereas Reykjavík is in or near the boreal wet forest biome.
  • The mean temperature is 13 °C (23.5°F) warmer.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 0.6 °C (1.1°F) less in Pretoria. The continentality subtype is barely hyperoceanic as opposed to truly oceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 281.2 mm (11.1 in) less which is equivalent to 281.2 l/m² (6.9 US gal/ft²) or 2,812,000 l/ha (300,621 US gal/ac) less. About 2/3 as much.
  • There are 1996 more hours of sunlight per year in Pretoria. In whichever way circa 5h 28' more per day or about 2 3/5 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 37.5° higher in Pretoria than in Reykjavík.
  • Relative humidity levels are 18.9% lower.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 8.2°C (14.8°F) higher.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) +25 (+45) +24 (+43) +22 (+40) +18 (+32) +11 (+20) +7 (+13) +5 (+9) +8 (+14) +14 (+25) +20 (+36) +23 (+41) +26 (+47) +17 (+30)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) +22 (+40) +21 (+38) +20 (+35) +14 (+25) +7 (+12) +2 (+4) +0 (+1) +4 (+7) +10 (+17) +16 (+28) +19 (+35) +22 (+39) +13 (+23)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) +18 (+32) +18 (+32) +15 (+27) +9 (+16) +1 (+2) -4 (-7) -6 (-11) -2 (-4) +3 (+5) +10 (+18) +14 (+25) +17 (+31) +8 (+14)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) +59 (+2) +4 (+0) -3 (0) -4 (0) -31 (-1) -43 (-2) -49 (-2) -57 (-2) -47 (-2) -79 (-3) -63 (-2) +29 (+1) -281 (-11)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) -8 ( -26) -7 ( -25) -8 ( -26) -13 ( -43) -13 ( -42) -14 ( -47) -14 ( -45) -15 ( -48) -16 ( -53) -14 ( -45) -7 ( -23) -8 ( -26)   -137 ( -37)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day +7h 30' +6h 03' +4h 07' +4h 10' +3h 27' +3h 08' +3h 34' +4h 32' +5h 46' +6h 34' +7h 52' +8h 48'   +5h 28'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day +8h 23' +4h 51' +0h 51' -3h 17' -7h 13' -9h 46' -8h 33' -4h 51' -0h 44' +3h 24' +7h 20' +9h 46'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) +77.5 +59 +37.7 +14.6 -2 -8.5 -2.5 +14.3 +37.1 +59.5 +77.3 +84.9   +37.5
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) -11.2 -10.6 -8.4 -12 -13.7 -21 -26.9 -31.9 -32 -26.6 -19 -14.5   -19
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) +18.5 (+33) +17.8 (+32) +16.7 (+30) +11.1 (+20) +3.6 (+6) -2.5 (-5) -5.4 (-10) -3.7 (-7) +1.6 (+3) +8.9 (+16) +14.4 (+26) +17.5 (+32) +8.2 (+15)

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