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Lusaka vs Cape Town Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Lusaka, Zambia and Cape Town, South Africa is approximately 2,288 km or 1,422 mi.
  • To reach Lusaka in this distance one would set out from Cape Town bearing 28° or NNE and follow the great circles arc to approach Lusaka bearing 23.8° or NNE .
  • Lusaka is in or near the subtropical dry forest biome whereas Cape Town is in or near the warm temperate dry forest biome.
  • The mean temperature is 3.3 °C (6°F) warmer.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 0.2 °C (0.4°F) more in Lusaka. The continentality subtype is barely hyperoceanic for both.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 603.1 mm (23.7 in) more which is equivalent to 603.1 l/m² (14.8 US gal/ft²) or 6,031,000 l/ha (644,754 US gal/ac) more. About 2 1/4 as much.
  • There are 157 fewer hours of sunlight per year in Lusaka. In whichever way circa 0h 27' less per day or about 1 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 15.4° higher in Lusaka than in Cape Town.
  • Relative humidity levels are 16.2% lower.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 0.9°C (1.7°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) +0 (0) 0 (0) +4 (+7) +4 (+7) +4 (+8) +5 (+8) +6 (+10) +7 (+13) +10 (+17) +9 (+17) +6 (+11) +1 (+2) +5 (+8)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) +0 (+0) 0 (0) +1 (+2) +3 (+6) +2 (+4) +4 (+7) +3 (+6) +4 (+7) +7 (+13) +8 (+15) +4 (+8) +2 (+3) +3 (+6)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) +1 (+2) +1 (+2) +2 (+4) +4 (+7) +2 (+4) +3 (+5) +2 (+4) +3 (+6) +5 (+10) +8 (+15) +5 (+8) +3 (+6) +3 (+6)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) +250 (+10) +220 (+9) +110 (+4) +7 (+0) -64 (-3) -93 (-4) -83 (-3) -77 (-3) -40 (-2) +13 (+1) +101 (+4) +258 (+10) +603 (+24)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) +13 (+42) +12 (+42) +5 (+16) -6 ( -20) -12 ( -39) -13 ( -43) -13 ( -42) -12 ( -39) -10 ( -33) -7 ( -23) +2 (+7) +11 (+35)   -30 ( -8)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day -5h 54' -5h 18' -2h 34' +1h 42' +3h 11' +2h 54' +3h 29' +3h 17' +2h 18' +0h 05' -3h 06' -5h 29'   -0h 27'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -1h 10' -0h 43' -0h 08' +0h 30' +1h 02' +1h 19' +1h 11' +0h 44' +0h 06' -0h 31' -1h 03' -1h 19'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) +9.1 +17.8 +18.5 +18.6 +18.6 +18.6 +18.5 +18.5 +18.4 +17.5 +8.8 +2.5   +15.4
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) +11 +13 +2 -9 -20 -24 -49 -36 -38 -36 -15 +7   -16.2
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) +2.4 (+4) +2.6 (+5) +1.6 (+3) +1.2 (+2) -2 (-4) -1.4 (-3) -9.8 (-18) -4.7 (-8) -2.8 (-5) -2 (-4) +0.6 (+1) +3.2 (+6) -0.9 (-2)

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