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Nairobi vs Johannesburg Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Nairobi, Kenya and Johannesburg, South Africa is approximately 2,910 km or 1,808 mi.
  • To reach Nairobi in this distance one would set out from Johannesburg bearing 19.6° or NNE and follow the great circles arc to approach Nairobi bearing 17.6° or NNE .
  • Nairobi has a subtropical highland climate with no dry season (Cfb) whereas Johannesburg has a mid-latitude cool steppe climate (BSk).
  • Nairobi is in or near the subtropical dry forest biome whereas Johannesburg is in or near the warm temperate dry forest biome.
  • The average temperature is 1.5 °C (2.6°F) warmer.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 6.5 °C (11.7°F) less in Nairobi. The continentality subtype is truly hyperoceanic as opposed to barely hyperoceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 382 mm (15 in) more which is equivalent to 382 l/m² (9.38 US gal/ft²) or 3,820,000 l/ha (408,383 US gal/ac) more. About 1 5/7 as much.
  • There are 657 fewer hours of sunlight per year in Nairobi. In whichever way circa 1h 46' less per day or about 4/5 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 11.6° higher in Nairobi than in Johannesburg.
  • Relative humidity levels are 13.6% higher.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 4.6°C (8.2°F) higher.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -1 (-2) 1 (+2) +1 (+2) +2 (+4) +4 (+7) +5 (+9) +4 (+7) +1 (+2) +1 (+2) +0 (0) -2 (-4) -3 (-5) +1 (+2)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -3 (-5) -1 (-2) +1 (+1) +3 (+5) +6 (+10) +6 (+11) +5 (+9) +3 (+5) +1 (+2) +1 (+1) -1 (-2) -2 (-4) +1 (+3)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -4 (-7) -3 (-5) 0 (0) +4 (+7) +7 (+13) +7 (+13) +6 (+11) +4 (+7) +1 (+2) +1 (+2) 0 (0) -1 (-2) +2 (+3)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -80 (-3) -43 (-2) +11 (+0) +152 (+6) +147 (+6) +37 (+1) +15 (+1) +20 (+1) -1 (0) +47 (+2) +98 (+4) -21 (-1) +382 (+15)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) -11 ( -35) -8 ( -28) -3 ( -10) +8 (+27) +10 (+32) +5 (+17) +1 (+3) +2 (+6) 0 ( 0) -3 ( -10) -1 ( -3) -7 ( -23)   -7 ( -2)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day +0h 54' +1h 41' +1h 17' -1h 16' -3h 00' -3h 16' -4h 48' -5h 19' -3h 12' -1h 36' -2h 02' -0h 44'   -1h 46'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -1h 22' -0h 51' -0h 09' +0h 35' +1h 13' +1h 32' +1h 23' +0h 51' +0h 08' -0h 36' -1h 14' -1h 32'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -12 +6.2 +24.1 +24.8 +24.8 +24.9 +24.8 +24.8 +24.2 +5.6 -11.9 -19.3   +11.6
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) +4 -3 -1 +12 +20 +24 +27 +28 +23 +9 +11 +9   +13.6
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -1.5 (-3) -1.6 (-3) +0.3 (+1) +5.5 (+10) +9.7 (+17) +11.2 (+20) +10.8 (+19) +9.1 (+16) +6.8 (+12) +2.7 (+5) +1.6 (+3) +0.1 (+0) +4.6 (+8)

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