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Accra vs Kinshasa Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Accra, Ghana and Kinshasa, Democratic Republic Of The Congo is approximately 2,058 km or 1,279 mi.
  • To reach Accra in this distance one would set out from Kinshasa bearing 302.5° or WNW and follow the great circles arc to approach Accra bearing 302.3° or WNW .
  • Both have a tropical wet and dry/ savanna climate with dry winters (Aw).
  • Accra is in or near the tropical dry forest biome whereas Kinshasa is in or near the subtropical moist forest biome.
  • The average annual temperature is 1.3 °C (2.4°F) warmer.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 0.5 °C (0.9°F) less in Accra. The continentality subtype is truly hyperoceanic for both.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 695 mm (27.4 in) less which is equivalent to 695 l/m² (17.06 US gal/ft²) or 6,950,000 l/ha (743,001 US gal/ac) less. About 1/2 as much.
  • There are 638 more hours of sunlight per year in Accra. In whichever way circa 1h 45' more per day or about 1 3/8 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 0.2° higher in Accra than in Kinshasa.
  • Relative humidity levels are 0.7% higher.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 1.4°C (2.6°F) higher.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) +2 (+4) +1 (+2) +1 (+2) +1 (+2) +0 (0) +1 (+2) +0 (0) +-1 (-2) +-1 (-2) +0 (0) +1 (+2) +1 (+2) +1 (+1)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) +2 (+4) +1 (+2) +2 (+4) +2 (+3) +1 (+1) +3 (+5) +3 (+5) +1 (+1) +1 (+1) +1 (+1) +2 (+3) +1 (+2) +1 (+2)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) +2 (+4) +1 (+2) +3 (+5) +2 (+4) +1 (+2) +4 (+7) +5 (+9) +2 (+4) +2 (+4) +1 (+2) +2 (+4) +1 (+2) +2 (+4)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -147 (-6) -128 (-5) -148 (-6) -156 (-6) +3 (+0) +184 (+7) +44 (+2) +14 (+1) -9 (0) -18 (-1) -209 (-8) -125 (-5) -695 (-27)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) -10 ( -32) -10 ( -35) -9 ( -29) -10 ( -33) -1 ( -3) +13 (+43) +7 (+23) +5 (+16) +2 (+7) -1 ( -3) -12 ( -40) -12 ( -39)   -38 ( -11)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day +2h 30' +2h 20' +1h 54' +2h 00' +1h 30' -0h 00' +0h 19' -0h 00' +1h 06' +2h 17' +3h 30' +3h 30'   +1h 45'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -0h 30' -0h 19' -0h 03' +0h 13' +0h 27' +0h 34' +0h 31' +0h 19' +0h 03' -0h 13' -0h 27' -0h 34'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -9.9 -9.4 -0.6 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +0 -9.4 -9.9 -9.9   +0.2
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) -4 -5 -4 -2 +0 +4 +6 +9 +8 +4 -3 -4   +0.8
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) +1.1 (+2) -0.1 (0) +1.1 (+2) +1 (+2) +0.5 (+1) +3.2 (+6) +3.6 (+6) +2.3 (+4) +2.2 (+4) +1.3 (+2) +0.9 (+2) +0.1 (+0) +1.4 (+3)

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