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Madang vs Cape Town Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Madang, Papua New Guinea and Cape Town, South Africa is approximately 12,971 km or 8,060 mi.
  • To reach Madang in this distance one would set out from Cape Town bearing 117.4° or ESE and follow the great circles arc to approach Madang bearing 47.7° or NE .
  • Madang is in or near the subtropical wet forest biome whereas Cape Town is in or near the warm temperate dry forest biome.
  • The mean annual temperature is 10 °C (18°F) warmer.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 8 °C (14.4°F) less in Madang. The continentality subtype is extremely hyperoceanic as opposed to barely hyperoceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 2965 mm (116.7 in) more which is equivalent to 2965 l/m² (72.77 US gal/ft²) or 29,650,000 l/ha (3,169,782 US gal/ac) more. About 7 1/4 as much.
  • There are 825 fewer hours of sunlight per year in Madang. In whichever way circa 2h 16' less per day or about 5/7 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 18.8° higher in Madang than in Cape Town.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) +6 (+11) +6 (+11) +8 (+14) +10 (+18) +12 (+22) +13 (+23) +14 (+25) +13 (+23) +12 (+22) +10 (+18) +9 (+16) +8 (+14) +10 (+18)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) +376 (+15) +294 (+12) +342 (+13) +398 (+16) +251 (+10) +109 (+4) +50 (+2) +11 (+0) +85 (+3) +286 (+11) +393 (+15) +370 (+15) +2965 (+117)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) +11 (+35) +10 (+35) +12 (+39) +8 (+27) +3 (+10) -3 ( -10) -3 ( -10) -4 ( -13) -1 ( -3) +1 (+3) +6 (+20) +11 (+35)   +51 (+14)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day -5h 42' -5h 12' -4h 09' -3h 02' +0h 44' +0h 46' +0h 50' +0h 29' -0h 18' -2h 23' -3h 40' -5h 38'   -2h 16'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -1h 43' -1h 04' -0h 11' +0h 44' +1h 31' +1h 55' +1h 44' +1h 04' +0h 10' -0h 45' -1h 32' -1h 55'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -0.7 +17.3 +28.6 +28.9 +28.8 +28.8 +28.6 +28.6 +28.4 +16.9 -0.6 -7.7   +18.8

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