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Seattle, Washington vs Nairobi Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Seattle, Washington, Usa and Nairobi, Kenya is approximately 14,485 km or 9,001 mi.
  • To reach Seattle, Washington in this distance one would set out from Nairobi bearing 341.6° or NNW and follow the great circles arc to approach Seattle, Washington bearing 207.9° or SSW .
  • Seattle, Washington has a Mediterranean warm climate (Csb) whereas Nairobi has a subtropical highland climate with no dry season (Cfb).
  • Seattle, Washington is in or near the cool temperate wet forest biome whereas Nairobi is in or near the subtropical dry forest biome.
  • The average temperature is 6.2 °C (11.1°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 10 °C (18°F) more in Seattle, Washington. The continentality subtype is truly oceanic as opposed to truly hyperoceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 40.4 mm (1.6 in) more which is equivalent to 40.4 l/m² (0.99 US gal/ft²) or 404,000 l/ha (43,190 US gal/ac) more. About 1 as much.
  • There are 481 fewer hours of sunlight per year in Seattle, Washington. In whichever way circa 1h 20' less per day or about 4/5 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 32.2° lower in Seattle, Washington than in Nairobi.
  • Relative humidity levels are 2.8% lower.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 6.6°C (11.8°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

The table shows values for Seattle, Washington relative to Nairobi. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Nairobi vs Seattle, Washington.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -17 (-31) -16 (-28) -13 (-23) -10 (-17) -5 (-9) -1 (-2) +2 (+4) +2 (+4) -4 (-6) -9 (-17) -12 (-22) -15 (-27) -8 (-15)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -13 (-23) -12 (-21) -11 (-20) -9 (-16) -5 (-8) 0 (0) +3 (+5) +3 (+6) -1 (-2) -7 (-13) -10 (-18) -13 (-23) -6 (-11)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -9 (-15) -8 (-14) -9 (-16) -8 (-15) -4 (-8) +1 (+1) +4 (+6) +4 (+7) +2 (+3) -5 (-8) -8 (-14) -10 (-18) -4 (-8)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) +91 (+4) +51 (+2) -5 (0) -142 (-6) -113 (-4) -6 (0) +3 (+0) +5 (+0) +23 (+1) +29 (+1) +35 (+1) +70 (+3) +40 (+2)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) +15 (+48) +11 (+39) +7 (+23) -3 ( -10) -3 ( -10) +3 (+10) +2 (+6) +1 (+3) +4 (+13) +8 (+26) +5 (+17) +11 (+35)   +61 (+17)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day -7h 05' -5h 52' -3h 27' -0h 10' +1h 36' +2h 02' +5h 52' +3h 42' +0h 32' -2h 42' -4h 14' -6h 19'   -1h 20'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -3h 21' -2h 04' -0h 22' +1h 25' +2h 58' +3h 46' +3h 24' +2h 04' +0h 19' -1h 28' -3h 00' -3h 46'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -48.6 -48.2 -44.8 -22.4 -5.8 +0.5 -5.5 -22.3 -44.5 -48.4 -48.8 -48.9   -32.2
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) +6 +7 +0 -15 -17 -16 -18 -8 +0 +13 +8 +7   -2.8
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -11.2 (-20) -9.8 (-18) -10.4 (-19) -11.7 (-21) -8.1 (-15) -3.7 (-7) -1.1 (-2) +1.4 (+3) -1 (-2) -4 (-7) -8.2 (-15) -11 (-20) -6.6 (-12)

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