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Kingston vs Kinshasa Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Kingston, Jamaica and Kinshasa, Democratic Republic Of The Congo is approximately 10,392 km or 6,457 mi.
  • To reach Kingston in this distance one would set out from Kinshasa bearing 287.7° or WNW and follow the great circles arc to approach Kingston bearing 273.5° or W .
  • Both have a tropical wet and dry/ savanna climate with dry winters (Aw).
  • The mean temperature is 1.9 °C (3.5°F) warmer.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 2 °C (3.6°F) less in Kingston. The continentality subtype is extremely hyperoceanic as opposed to truly hyperoceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 671 mm (26.4 in) less which is equivalent to 671 l/m² (16.47 US gal/ft²) or 6,710,000 l/ha (717,344 US gal/ac) less. About 5/9 as much.
  • There are 1263 more hours of sunlight per year in Kingston. In whichever way circa 3h 27' more per day or about 1 5/7 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 3.9° lower in Kingston than in Kinshasa.
  • Relative humidity levels are 5.5% lower.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 0.7°C (1.3°F) higher.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -1 (-2) -2 (-4) -2 (-4) -1 (-2) +-1 (-2) +3 (+5) +4 (+7) +3 (+5) +1 (+2) +1 (+2) +1 (+2) +0 (0) +1 (+1)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) 0 (0) -1 (-2) 0 (0) 0 (0) +1 (+2) +5 (+8) +6 (+11) +5 (+8) +3 (+5) +3 (+5) +2 (+4) +1 (+1) +2 (+3)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) +1 (+2) 0 (0) +2 (+4) +1 (+2) +3 (+5) +6 (+11) +8 (+14) +6 (+11) +5 (+9) +4 (+7) +3 (+5) +1 (+2) +3 (+6)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -143 (-6) -147 (-6) -211 (-8) -201 (-8) -4 (0) +105 (+4) +46 (+2) +90 (+4) +37 (+1) +70 (+3) -195 (-8) -118 (-5) -671 (-26)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) -8 ( -26) -10 ( -35) -11 ( -35) -14 ( -47) -6 ( -19) +6 (+20) +5 (+16) +5 (+16) +1 (+3) 0 ( 0) -10 ( -33) -10 ( -32)   -52 ( -14)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day +4h 07' +3h 38' +3h 30' +3h 48' +2h 54' +3h 06' +4h 07' +3h 11' +2h 48' +2h 40' +3h 36' +4h 00'   +3h 27'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -1h 10' -0h 43' -0h 08' +0h 30' +1h 02' +1h 18' +1h 11' +0h 43' +0h 06' -0h 31' -1h 03' -1h 18'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -22.1 -21.5 -12.6 +10.4 +22.1 +22.3 +22 +10.5 -12.2 -21.6 -22.2 -22.3   -3.9
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) -8 -5 -4 -5 -6 -6 -5 -4 -2 -1 -11 -8   -5.4
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -1.7 (-3) -2 (-4) -0.8 (-1) -1.1 (-2) -0.3 (-1) +3.1 (+6) +4.7 (+8) +3.4 (+6) +2.5 (+5) +2.2 (+4) -0.4 (-1) -1.2 (-2) +0.7 (+1)

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