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| Christchurch vs Colombo Climate & Distance Between | |
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- The distance between Christchurch, New Zealand and Colombo, Sri Lanka is approximately 10,758 km or 6,685 mi.
- To reach Christchurch in this distance one would set out from Colombo bearing 133.2° or SE and follow the great circles arc to approach Christchurch bearing 93.1° or E .
- Christchurch has a marine west coast climate (Cfb) whereas Colombo has a tropical rainforest climate (Af).
- The average temperature is 15.7 °C (28.2°F) cooler.
- Average monthly temperatures vary by 9.7 °C (17.5°F) more in Christchurch. The continentality subtype is truly oceanic as opposed to extremely hyperoceanic.
- Total annual precipitation averages 1788.8 mm (70.4 in) less which is equivalent to 1788.8 l/m² (43.9 US gal/ft²) or 17,888,000 l/ha (1,912,346 US gal/ac) less. About 1/4 as much.
- The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 28.4° lower in Christchurch than in Colombo.
- Relative humidity levels are 1.8% lower.
- The mean dew point temperature is 15.6°C (28.1°F) lower.
Climate Comparison Table
The table shows values for Christchurch relative to Colombo. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Colombo vs Christchurch.
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Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
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Annual |
| Average Max Temperature °C ( °F) |
-9 (-16) |
-10 (-18) |
-13 (-23) |
-15 (-27) |
-17 (-31) |
-19 (-35) |
-20 (-36) |
-18 (-32) |
-16 (-29) |
-13 (-23) |
-11 (-20) |
-10 (-19) |
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-14 (-26) |
| Average Temperature °C ( °F) |
-9 (-17) |
-10 (-18) |
-13 (-23) |
-16 (-29) |
-20 (-35) |
-22 (-39) |
-22 (-39) |
-21 (-37) |
-18 (-33) |
-15 (-27) |
-13 (-23) |
-11 (-19) |
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-16 (-28) |
| Average Min Temperature °C ( °F) |
-10 (-19) |
-11 (-19) |
-14 (-25) |
-17 (-30) |
-22 (-39) |
-24 (-42) |
-24 (-43) |
-23 (-42) |
-20 (-36) |
-17 (-31) |
-14 (-26) |
-12 (-21) |
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-17 (-31) |
| Average Precipitation mm (in) |
-16 (-1) |
-27 (-1) |
-73 (-3) |
-200 (-8) |
-324 (-13) |
-136 (-5) |
-57 (-2) |
-55 (-2) |
-195 (-8) |
-325 (-13) |
-260 (-10) |
-123 (-5) |
|
-1789 (-70) |
| Number of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) |
+2 (+6) |
+1 (+4) |
-2 ( -6) |
-8 ( -27) |
-11 ( -35) |
-9 ( -30) |
-1 ( -3) |
-4 ( -13) |
-7 ( -23) |
-10 ( -32) |
-9 ( -30) |
-1 ( -3) |
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-59 ( -16) |
| Average Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day |
+3h 11' |
+1h 58' |
+0h 21' |
-1h 21' |
-2h 49' |
-3h 34' |
-3h 14' |
-1h 58' |
-0h 18' |
+1h 24' |
+2h 51' |
+3h 34' |
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0h 00' |
| Sun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) |
+3.2 |
-15.2 |
-36.8 |
-50.3 |
-50.3 |
-50.4 |
-50.3 |
-50.4 |
-38 |
-15.1 |
+3.1 |
+10.2 |
| -28.4 |
| Relative Humidity (%) |
-1 |
-2 |
+0 |
-2 |
+1 |
+1 |
+3 |
+1 |
-3 |
-7 |
-9 |
-4 |
|
-1.8 |
| Average Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) |
-9.3 (-17) |
-10.3 (-19) |
-12.1 (-22) |
-15.9 (-29) |
-18.8 (-34) |
-21 (-38) |
-20.7 (-37) |
-19.7 (-35) |
-18.1 (-33) |
-16.2 (-29) |
-14.3 (-26) |
-11.1 (-20) |
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-15.6 (-28) |
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