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Kimberley vs Blantyre Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Kimberley, South Africa and Blantyre, Malawi is approximately 1,793 km or 1,114 mi.
  • To reach Kimberley in this distance one would set out from Blantyre bearing 213.8° or SW and follow the great circles arc to approach Kimberley bearing 217.7° or SW .
  • Kimberley has a subtropical hot steppe climate (BSh) whereas Blantyre has a tropical wet and dry/ savanna climate with dry winters (Aw).
  • Kimberley is in or near the subtropical thorn woodland biome whereas Blantyre is in or near the subtropical dry forest biome.
  • The mean temperature is 3.8 °C (6.9°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 8 °C (14.4°F) more in Kimberley. The continentality subtype is truly oceanic as opposed to barely hyperoceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 484 mm (19.1 in) less which is equivalent to 484 l/m² (11.88 US gal/ft²) or 4,840,000 l/ha (517,428 US gal/ac) less. About 3/7 as much.
  • There are 855 more hours of sunlight per year in Kimberley. In whichever way circa 2h 20' more per day or about 1 1/3 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 10.2° lower in Kimberley than in Blantyre.
  • Relative humidity levels are 36.6% lower.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 14.9°C (26.8°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) +5 (+9) 3 (+5) 2 (+4) -3 (-5) -5 (-9) -6 (-11) -5 (-9) -4 (-7) -3 (-5) -3 (-5) -1 (-2) 3 (+5) -1 (-3)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) +2 (+3) 0 (0) -1 (-2) -5 (-8) -7 (-12) -8 (-14) -8 (-14) -7 (-12) -6 (-10) -5 (-9) -3 (-5) 0 (0) -4 (-7)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -2 (-4) -3 (-5) -4 (-7) -6 (-11) -8 (-14) -10 (-18) -10 (-18) -9 (-16) -8 (-14) -7 (-13) -5 (-9) -3 (-5) -6 (-11)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -143 (-6) -103 (-4) -61 (-2) +8 (+0) +7 (+0) +3 (+0) +4 (+0) +6 (+0) +7 (+0) -17 (-1) -77 (-3) -118 (-5) -484 (-19)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) -5 ( -16) -3 ( -11) -1 ( -3) +2 (+7) +3 (+10) +2 (+7) +1 (+3) 0 ( 0) +1 (+3) +3 (+10) 0 ( 0) -4 ( -13)   -1 ( 0)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day +4h 09' +3h 30' +2h 32' +1h 18' +0h 36' +1h 38' +1h 54' +1h 50' +1h 48' +1h 15' +3h 10' +4h 25'   +2h 20'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day +0h 47' +0h 29' +0h 05' -0h 20' -0h 42' -0h 53' -0h 48' -0h 29' -0h 04' +0h 21' +0h 42' +0h 53'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -4.3 -12.5 -13 -13.1 -13.1 -13.1 -13.1 -13.1 -13.1 -12.2 -4 +2.4   -10.2
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) -50 -47 -42 -36 -34 -33 -32 -30 -29 -25 -34 -48   -36.7
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -13.9 (-25) -13.5 (-24) -12.4 (-22) -13.9 (-25) -15.5 (-28) -16.2 (-29) -16.2 (-29) -15.7 (-28) -16 (-29) -14.4 (-26) -15.1 (-27) -15.8 (-28) -14.9 (-27)

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