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Kingston vs Jiuquan Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Kingston, Jamaica and Jiuquan, China is approximately 13,580 km or 8,439 mi.
  • To reach Kingston in this distance one would set out from Jiuquan bearing 354.7° or N and follow the great circles arc to approach Kingston bearing 184.3° or S .
  • Kingston has a tropical wet and dry/ savanna climate with dry winters (Aw) whereas Jiuquan has a mid-latitude cool desert climate (BWk).
  • The annual mean temperature is 19.9 °C (35.8°F) warmer.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 28.2 °C (50.8°F) less in Kingston. The continentality subtype is extremely hyperoceanic as opposed to truly continental.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 723 mm (28.5 in) more which is equivalent to 723 l/m² (17.74 US gal/ft²) or 7,230,000 l/ha (772,935 US gal/ac) more. About 9 2/9 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 20.1° higher in Kingston than in Jiuquan.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) +31 (+56) +28 (+50) +20 (+36) +13 (+23) +7 (+12) +4 (+8) +3 (+5) +3 (+6) +9 (+15) +16 (+28) +25 (+45) +31 (+55) +16 (+28)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) +35 (+63) +32 (+57) +24 (+44) +17 (+31) +12 (+21) +8 (+15) +7 (+12) +8 (+14) +13 (+24) +21 (+37) +29 (+51) +34 (+62) +20 (+36)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) +37 (+67) +34 (+61) +28 (+50) +21 (+37) +17 (+30) +13 (+23) +11 (+19) +12 (+21) +17 (+30) +24 (+43) +30 (+55) +36 (+65) +23 (+42)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) +18 (+1) +16 (+1) +6 (+0) +33 (+1) +128 (+5) +100 (+4) +32 (+1) +75 (+3) +76 (+3) +166 (+7) +50 (+2) +24 (+1) +723 (+28)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) +3 (+10) +1 (+4) +1 (+3) 0 ( 0) +3 (+10) +2 (+7) -1 ( -3) -1 ( -3) +5 (+17) +9 (+29) +4 (+13) +2 (+6)   +28 (+8)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day +1h 31' +0h 56' +0h 10' -0h 38' -1h 20' -1h 42' -1h 32' -0h 56' -0h 08' +0h 40' +1h 21' +1h 42'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) +21.9 +21.9 +22 +22 +17.1 +10.8 +16.4 +21.6 +21.6 +21.5 +21.6 +21.8   +20.1

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