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San Francisco, California vs Pituffik/ Thule Air Base Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between San Francisco, California, Usa and Pituffik/ Thule Air Base, Greenland is approximately 5,041 km or 3,133 mi.
  • To reach San Francisco, California in this distance one would set out from Pituffik/ Thule Air Base bearing 243.7° or WSW and follow the great circles arc to approach San Francisco, California bearing 195.3° or SSW .
  • San Francisco, California has a Mediterranean warm climate (Csb) whereas Pituffik/ Thule Air Base has a tundra climate (ET).
  • San Francisco, California is in or near the warm temperate dry forest biome whereas Pituffik/ Thule Air Base is in or near the polar desert biome.
  • The annual average temperature is 25.2 °C (45.4°F) warmer.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 20.4 °C (36.7°F) less in San Francisco, California. The continentality subtype is barely hyperoceanic as opposed to truly continental.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 376.4 mm (14.8 in) more which is equivalent to 376.4 l/m² (9.24 US gal/ft²) or 3,764,000 l/ha (402,397 US gal/ac) more. About 4 as much.
  • There are 1367 more hours of sunlight per year in San Francisco, California. In whichever way circa 3h 45' more per day or about 1 5/6 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 38.8° higher in San Francisco, California than in Pituffik/ Thule Air Base.
  • Relative humidity levels are 1.8% higher.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 24°C (43.2°F) higher.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) +32 (+58) +36 (+64) +36 (+65) +31 (+55) +22 (+39) +17 (+31) +15 (+26) +16 (+29) +23 (+41) +28 (+50) +30 (+54) +31 (+56) +26 (+47)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) +33 (+59) +36 (+64) +36 (+65) +30 (+54) +20 (+36) +15 (+27) +13 (+23) +14 (+25) +20 (+36) +26 (+47) +29 (+53) +31 (+56) +25 (+45)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) +32 (+58) +36 (+64) +36 (+64) +29 (+53) +18 (+33) +12 (+22) +10 (+18) +11 (+20) +17 (+30) +24 (+43) +29 (+51) +31 (+56) +24 (+43)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) +105 (+4) +75 (+3) +74 (+3) +29 (+1) -2 (0) -4 (0) -15 (-1) -23 (-1) -13 (-1) +19 (+1) +63 (+2) +71 (+3) +376 (+15)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) +8 (+26) +5 (+18) +5 (+16) +2 (+7) -2 ( -6) -3 ( -10) -5.5 ( -18) -5.5 ( -18) -5 ( -17) -3 ( -10) 0 ( 0) +4 (+13)   0 ( 0)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day +4h 58' +6h 35' +4h 19' +0h 06' +0h 30' +1h 52' +0h 50' +1h 40' +4h 56' +6h 56' +6h 36' +5h 46'   +3h 45'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day +9h 43' +8h 24' +1h 12' -5h 28' -9h 58' -9h 26' -9h 41' -8h 18' -1h 02' +5h 43' +9h 57' +9h 26'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) +38.9 +38.6 +38.9 +38.9 +38.9 +38.9 +38.8 +38.8 +38.8 +38.5 +38.8 +38.9   +38.8
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) +11 +8 +3 +4 +3 -4 -2 -3 -3 -4 +2 +7   +1.8
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) +32.8 (+59) +35.2 (+63) +34.4 (+62) +28.9 (+52) +19.1 (+34) +13 (+23) +11.6 (+21) +12.6 (+23) +17.8 (+32) +23.4 (+42) +28 (+50) +30.9 (+56) +24 (+43)

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