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Prince Rupert, British Columbia vs Port Moresby Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada and Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea is approximately 10,367 km or 6,442 mi.
  • To reach Prince Rupert, British Columbia in this distance one would set out from Port Moresby bearing 35.4° or NE and follow the great circles arc to approach Prince Rupert, British Columbia bearing 78.3° or ENE .
  • Prince Rupert, British Columbia has a marine west coast climate (Cfb) whereas Port Moresby has a tropical wet and dry/ savanna climate with dry winters (Aw).
  • Prince Rupert, British Columbia is in or near the cool temperate rain forest biome whereas Port Moresby is in or near the tropical dry forest biome.
  • The mean annual temperature is 20.1 °C (36.2°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 10.5 °C (18.9°F) more in Prince Rupert, British Columbia. The continentality subtype is truly oceanic as opposed to extremely hyperoceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 1401.5 mm (55.2 in) more which is equivalent to 1401.5 l/m² (34.4 US gal/ft²) or 14,015,000 l/ha (1,498,297 US gal/ac) more. About 2 2/9 as much.
  • There are 1534 fewer hours of sunlight per year in Prince Rupert, British Columbia. In whichever way circa 4h 11' less per day or about 3/8 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 37.3° lower in Prince Rupert, British Columbia than in Port Moresby.
  • Relative humidity levels are 3.2% higher.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 18.9°C (34°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

The table shows values for Prince Rupert, British Columbia relative to Port Moresby. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Port Moresby vs Prince Rupert, British Columbia.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -27 (-49) -25 (-44) -23 (-42) -22 (-39) -19 (-33) -15 (-27) -13 (-24) -13 (-23) -16 (-28) -19 (-34) -24 (-44) -26 (-47) -20 (-36)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) +101 (+4) +23 (+1) +18 (+1) +8 (+0) +93 (+4) +89 (+3) +101 (+4) +126 (+5) +192 (+8) +359 (+14) +187 (+7) +106 (+4) +1402 (+55)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) +12 (+39) +11 (+39) +11 (+35) +14 (+47) +16 (+52) +13 (+43) +15 (+48) +14 (+45) +16 (+53) +22 (+71) +20 (+67) +17 (+55)   +181 (+50)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day -4h 27' -3h 15' -3h 25' -3h 48' -2h 30' -3h 34' -3h 21' -3h 32' -3h 52' -5h 19' -7h 08' -6h 07'   -4h 11'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -4h 46' -2h 53' -0h 31' +1h 59' +4h 11' +5h 22' +4h 50' +2h 54' +0h 27' -2h 03' -4h 14' -5h 23'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -63.2 -61.1 -44 -21 -4.4 +2.1 -3.9 -20.8 -43.5 -61.2 -63.3 -63.6   -37.3
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) +9 +3 -1 -7 -12 +0 +2 +6 +8 +6 +11 +13   +3.2
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -24.7 (-44) -23.2 (-42) -22.8 (-41) -22.3 (-40) -20.5 (-37) -14.7 (-26) -12.2 (-22) -11.1 (-20) -13.5 (-24) -17.3 (-31) -21.4 (-39) -23.1 (-42) -18.9 (-34)

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