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San Francisco, California vs Athens Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between San Francisco, California, Usa and Athens, Greece is approximately 10,917 km or 6,784 mi.
  • To reach San Francisco, California in this distance one would set out from Athens bearing 333.5° or NNW and follow the great circles arc to approach San Francisco, California bearing 206.4° or SSW .
  • San Francisco, California has a Mediterranean warm climate (Csb) whereas Athens has a Mediterranean hot climate (Csa).
  • San Francisco, California is in or near the warm temperate dry forest biome whereas Athens is in or near the warm temperate thorn steppe biome.
  • The mean annual temperature is 3.6 °C (6.5°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 8.9 °C (16°F) less in San Francisco, California. The continentality subtype is barely hyperoceanic as opposed to truly oceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 124.2 mm (4.9 in) more which is equivalent to 124.2 l/m² (3.05 US gal/ft²) or 1,242,000 l/ha (132,778 US gal/ac) more. About 1 1/3 as much.
  • There are 281 more hours of sunlight per year in San Francisco, California. In whichever way circa 0h 46' more per day or about 1 1/9 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 0.4° higher in San Francisco, California than in Athens.
  • Relative humidity levels are 6% higher.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 1.9°C (3.4°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

The table shows values for San Francisco, California relative to Athens. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Athens vs San Francisco, California.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) 0 (+0) +2 (+3) +0 (0) -3 (-5) -6 (-11) -9 (-15) -11 (-19) -10 (-18) -6 (-10) -2 (-3) -2 (-3) -1 (-2) -4 (-7)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) 0 (0) +1 (+3) +0 (+0) -2 (-4) -6 (-10) -8 (-15) -10 (-18) -9 (-16) -5 (-9) -2 (-4) -2 (-3) -1 (-3) -4 (-7)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -1 (-2) +0 (+1) -1 (-1) -3 (-6) -6 (-10) -9 (-16) -10 (-19) -10 (-17) -6 (-11) -4 (-7) -3 (-5) -2 (-4) -5 (-8)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) +66 (+3) +32 (+1) +35 (+1) +7 (+0) -12 (0) -7 (0) -3 (0) -3 (0) -7 (0) -17 (-1) +22 (+1) +12 (+0) +124 (+5)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) -5 ( -16) -1 ( -4) -2 ( -6) -3 ( -10) -5 ( -16) -3 ( -10) -1.5 ( -5) -2.5 ( -8) -3 ( -10) -4 ( -13) -5 ( -17) -5 ( -16)   -40 ( -11)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day +1h 03' +1h 35' +2h 40' +2h 16' +1h 38' +0h 38' -2h 23' -2h 40' -0h 16' +1h 03' +1h 48' +1h 56'   +0h 46'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day +0h 01' +0h 01' +0h 00' -0h 00' -0h 01' -0h 02' -0h 02' -0h 01' -0h 00' +0h 00' +0h 01' +0h 02'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) +0.5 +0.5 +0.5 +0.5 +0.5 +0.4 +0.3 +0.2 +0.3 +0.3 +0.3 +0.4   +0.4
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) +3 +0 -2 +4 +8 +13 +21 +20 +10 -1 -5 +1   +6
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) +0.6 (+1) +1.3 (+2) -0.3 (-1) -1.4 (-3) -3.5 (-6) -4.3 (-8) -3.7 (-7) -3.1 (-6) -2.3 (-4) -2.3 (-4) -2.6 (-5) -1.1 (-2) -1.9 (-3)

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