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Kankan vs Kayes Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Kankan, Guinea and Kayes, Mali is approximately 506 km or 315 mi.
  • To reach Kankan in this distance one would set out from Kayes bearing 152.5° or SSE and follow the great circles arc to approach Kankan bearing 153° or SSE .
  • Kankan has a tropical wet and dry/ savanna climate with dry winters (Aw) whereas Kayes has a subtropical hot steppe climate (BSh).
  • Kankan is in or near the subtropical moist forest biome whereas Kayes is in or near the tropical very dry forest biome.
  • The mean annual temperature is 2.8 °C (5°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 3.2 °C (5.8°F) less in Kankan. The continentality subtype is truly hyperoceanic as opposed to barely hyperoceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 839.3 mm (33 in) more which is equivalent to 839.3 l/m² (20.6 US gal/ft²) or 8,393,000 l/ha (897,267 US gal/ac) more. About 2 1/3 as much.
  • There are 273 fewer hours of sunlight per year in Kankan. In whichever way circa 0h 44' less per day or about 1 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 1.4° higher in Kankan than in Kayes.
  • Relative humidity levels are 21.2% higher.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 6.6°C (11.9°F) higher.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) 3 (+6) 2 (+3) 0 (-1) -3 (-5) -5 (-8) -5 (-9) -1 (-2) 0 (-1) 0 (-1) -2 (-4) -2 (-4) 2 (+3) -1 (-2)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -1 (-2) -2 (-3) -1 (-2) -3 (-6) -7 (-12) -6 (-10) -4 (-6) -3 (-5) -3 (-5) -3 (-6) -1 (-2) -2 (-3) -3 (-5)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -6 (-11) -6 (-11) -5 (-10) -5 (-10) -9 (-16) -8 (-14) -5 (-10) -5 (-8) -4 (-8) -4 (-7) -6 (-11) -6 (-11) -6 (-10)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) +2 (+0) +1 (+0) +24 (+1) +67 (+3) +122 (+5) +122 (+5) +93 (+4) +124 (+5) +173 (+7) +95 (+4) +18 (+1) +0 (+0) +839 (+33)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) 0 ( 0) +1.5 (+5) +3.5 (+11) +5.5 (+18) +8 (+26) +8 (+27) +7 (+23) +6 (+19) +10 (+33) +11 (+35) +4 (+13) +0.5 (+2)   +65 (+18)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day +0h 48' +0h 16' -1h 11' -2h 08' -1h 19' -0h 40' -1h 30' -1h 19' -1h 20' -0h 38' -0h 26' +0h 32'   -0h 44'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day +0h 13' +0h 08' +0h 01' -0h 05' -0h 11' -0h 14' -0h 13' -0h 08' -0h 01' +0h 05' +0h 11' +0h 14'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) +4.1 +4 +4 +0.9 -4 -4.1 -4 +0.7 +4 +4 +4.1 +4.1   +1.4
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) +21 +21 +26 +35 +37 +23 +9 +4 +6 +20 +28 +25   +21.3
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) +10.3 (+19) +11.4 (+21) +15.5 (+28) +16 (+29) +8 (+14) +0.7 (+1) -1.3 (-2) -1.6 (-3) -1.1 (-2) +2.1 (+4) +9.2 (+17) +10 (+18) +6.6 (+12)

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