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Asmara vs Kinshasa Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Asmara, Eritrea and Kinshasa, Democratic Republic Of The Congo is approximately 3,387 km or 2,105 mi.
  • To reach Asmara in this distance one would set out from Kinshasa bearing 49.3° or NE and follow the great circles arc to approach Asmara bearing 51.6° or NE .
  • Asmara has a mid-latitude cool steppe climate (BSk) whereas Kinshasa has a tropical wet and dry/ savanna climate with dry winters (Aw).
  • Asmara is in or near the subtropical thorn woodland biome whereas Kinshasa is in or near the subtropical moist forest biome.
  • The annual average temperature is 9.6 °C (17.2°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 0.1 °C (0.2°F) less in Asmara. The continentality subtype is truly hyperoceanic for both.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 963.4 mm (37.9 in) less which is equivalent to 963.4 l/m² (23.64 US gal/ft²) or 9,634,000 l/ha (1,029,939 US gal/ac) less. About 1/3 as much.
  • There are 1263 more hours of sunlight per year in Asmara. In whichever way circa 3h 27' more per day or about 1 5/7 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 2.6° lower in Asmara than in Kinshasa.
  • Relative humidity levels are 22.1% lower.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 14.3°C (25.7°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -8 (-14) -7 (-13) -6 (-11) -6 (-11) -6 (-11) -3 (-6) -5 (-10) -7 (-12) -7 (-13) -8 (-15) -9 (-15) -9 (-15) -7 (-12)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -12 (-21) -12 (-21) -10 (-17) -10 (-17) -9 (-16) -6 (-11) -6 (-10) -7 (-13) -9 (-17) -11 (-19) -12 (-21) -13 (-23) -10 (-17)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -17 (-30) -17 (-30) -14 (-24) -13 (-24) -12 (-21) -9 (-15) -6 (-11) -8 (-15) -11 (-21) -13 (-23) -14 (-26) -17 (-31) -13 (-23)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -159 (-6) -163 (-6) -206 (-8) -205 (-8) -101 (-4) +30 (+1) +170 (+7) +154 (+6) -33 (-1) -83 (-3) -227 (-9) -140 (-5) -963 (-38)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) -12 ( -39) -12 ( -42) -10 ( -32) -11 ( -37) -4 ( -13) +5 (+17) +20 (+65) +17 (+55) -1 ( -3) -8 ( -26) -14 ( -47) -13 ( -42)   -43 ( -12)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day +4h 46' +4h 04' +3h 17' +3h 26' +4h 15' +2h 02' +0h 38' +0h 46' +3h 54' +4h 36' +4h 32' +5h 13'   +3h 27'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -1h 01' -0h 38' -0h 07' +0h 26' +0h 54' +1h 08' +1h 02' +0h 38' +0h 06' -0h 27' -0h 55' -1h 08'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -19.6 -19 -10.1 +12.9 +19.6 +19.6 +19.5 +13.2 -9.4 -18.9 -19.5 -19.6   -2.6
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) -29 -34 -35 -33 -34 -33 -3 +6 -15 -16 -17 -22   -22.1
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -17.7 (-32) -19.2 (-35) -17.8 (-32) -17 (-31) -16.7 (-30) -13.6 (-24) -6.1 (-11) -5.9 (-11) -12.3 (-22) -13.7 (-25) -14.6 (-26) -17 (-31) -14.3 (-26)

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