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San Francisco, California vs Nuuk/ Godthåb Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between San Francisco, California, Usa and Nuuk/ Godthåb, Greenland is approximately 5,383 km or 3,345 mi.
  • To reach San Francisco, California in this distance one would set out from Nuuk/ Godthåb bearing 272.3° or W and follow the great circles arc to approach San Francisco, California bearing 213.3° or SSW .
  • San Francisco, California has a Mediterranean warm climate (Csb) whereas Nuuk/ Godthåb has a tundra climate (ET).
  • San Francisco, California is in or near the warm temperate dry forest biome whereas Nuuk/ Godthåb is in or near the subpolar rain tundra biome.
  • The annual mean temperature is 15.4 °C (27.7°F) warmer.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 5.7 °C (10.3°F) less in San Francisco, California. The continentality subtype is barely hyperoceanic as opposed to truly oceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 255.6 mm (10.1 in) less which is equivalent to 255.6 l/m² (6.27 US gal/ft²) or 2,556,000 l/ha (273,253 US gal/ac) less. About 2/3 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 26.5° higher in San Francisco, California than in Nuuk/ Godthåb.
  • Relative humidity levels are 13% lower.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 12.2°C (22°F) higher.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) +18 (+32) +20 (+35) +21 (+37) +19 (+33) +16 (+28) +14 (+24) +11 (+21) +13 (+23) +17 (+30) +20 (+35) +18 (+32) +17 (+30) +17 (+30)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) +17 (+30) +19 (+34) +20 (+36) +17 (+31) +14 (+25) +13 (+23) +11 (+19) +12 (+21) +15 (+26) +17 (+30) +16 (+29) +16 (+29) +15 (+28)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) +16 (+28) +18 (+32) +18 (+33) +15 (+26) +11 (+20) +10 (+18) +8 (+15) +9 (+16) +11 (+20) +14 (+24) +14 (+26) +15 (+26) +13 (+24)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) +72 (+3) +34 (+1) +28 (+1) -11 (0) -50 (-2) -59 (-2) -81 (-3) -88 (-3) -83 (-3) -39 (-2) -1 (0) +25 (+1) -256 (-10)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) +4 (+13) +4 (+14) +4 (+13) +1 (+3) -3 ( -10) -6 ( -20) -8.5 ( -27) -9.5 ( -31) -11 ( -37) -7 ( -23) -2 ( -7) +3 (+10)   -31 ( -8)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day +4h 42' +2h 33' +0h 26' -1h 42' -3h 57' -5h 39' -4h 49' -2h 34' -0h 22' +1h 46' +4h 01' +5h 40'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) +26.5 +26.5 +26.6 +26.6 +26.6 +26.5 +26.5 +26.5 +26.5 +26.4 +26.4 +26.3   +26.5
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) -3 -8 -15 -15 -18 -19 -18 -18 -17 -13 -8 -3   -12.9
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) +15.3 (+28) +16.6 (+30) +16.1 (+29) +13.3 (+24) +9.8 (+18) +8.4 (+15) +6.9 (+12) +7.8 (+14) +10.8 (+19) +13.1 (+24) +13.8 (+25) +14.5 (+26) +12.2 (+22)

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