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Kankan vs Damascus Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Kankan, Guinea and Damascus, Syria is approximately 5,316 km or 3,304 mi.
  • To reach Kankan in this distance one would set out from Damascus bearing 252.2° or WSW and follow the great circles arc to approach Kankan bearing 233.9° or SW .
  • Kankan has a tropical wet and dry/ savanna climate with dry winters (Aw) whereas Damascus has a mid-latitude cool steppe climate (BSk).
  • Kankan is in or near the subtropical moist forest biome whereas Damascus is in or near the subtropical desert scrub biome.
  • The annual mean temperature is 9.1 °C (16.4°F) warmer.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 13.6 °C (24.5°F) less in Kankan. The continentality subtype is truly hyperoceanic as opposed to semicontinental.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 1269 mm (50 in) more which is equivalent to 1269 l/m² (31.14 US gal/ft²) or 12,690,000 l/ha (1,356,645 US gal/ac) more. About 7 1/4 as much.
  • There are 940 fewer hours of sunlight per year in Kankan. In whichever way circa 2h 33' less per day or about 3/4 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 16.8° higher in Kankan than in Damascus.
  • Relative humidity levels are 8.5% higher.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 10.8°C (19.5°F) higher.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) +25 (+44) +24 (+44) +21 (+38) +16 (+29) +8 (+15) +0 (0) -3 (-6) -4 (-7) +0 (+1) +7 (+13) +15 (+26) +21 (+39) +11 (+20)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) +17 (+31) +18 (+32) +18 (+32) +14 (+25) +7 (+13) +1 (+2) -2 (-3) -1 (-3) +1 (+2) +7 (+12) +13 (+24) +15 (+27) +9 (+16)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) +8 (+15) +10 (+18) +12 (+21) +11 (+20) +7 (+12) +3 (+5) +1 (+2) +1 (+3) +3 (+6) +7 (+12) +6 (+11) +7 (+13) +6 (+11)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -42 (-2) -33 (-1) -3 (0) +53 (+2) +128 (+5) +204 (+8) +262 (+10) +322 (+13) +304 (+12) +120 (+5) -7 (0) -39 (-2) +1269 (+50)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) -8.5 ( -27) -5 ( -18) -2 ( -6) +2 (+7) +8 (+26) +18 (+60) +21 (+68) +23 (+74) +24 (+80) +15 (+48) -1 ( -3) -7 ( -23)   +87.5 (+24)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day +3h 29' +1h 48' -0h 17' -2h 32' -4h 36' -6h 04' -8h 29' -8h 21' -5h 32' -2h 03' -0h 06' +2h 07'   -2h 33'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day +1h 24' +0h 52' +0h 09' -0h 36' -1h 14' -1h 34' -1h 25' -0h 52' -0h 08' +0h 37' +1h 15' +1h 34'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) +23 +22.9 +23 +19.9 +3.3 -3.1 +2.8 +19.5 +22.9 +22.8 +22.9 +23   +16.8
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) -34 -29 -18 +3 +24 +37 +41 +41 +35 +31 -3 -26   +8.5
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) +6.8 (+12) +7.4 (+13) +10.5 (+19) +13.5 (+24) +14 (+25) +12.2 (+22) +10.4 (+19) +10.2 (+18) +10.7 (+19) +14.6 (+26) +11.7 (+21) +7.7 (+14) +10.8 (+19)

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