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Mahajanga/ Majunga vs Orkney Islands Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Mahajanga/ Majunga, Madagascar and Orkney Islands, Uk is approximately 9,415 km or 5,851 mi.
  • To reach Mahajanga/ Majunga in this distance one would set out from Orkney Islands bearing 132.9° or SE and follow the great circles arc to approach Mahajanga/ Majunga bearing 156.9° or SSE .
  • Mahajanga/ Majunga has a tropical wet and dry/ savanna climate with dry winters (Aw) whereas Orkney Islands has a marine west coast climate (Cfb).
  • The mean temperature is 18.2 °C (32.8°F) warmer.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 5.5 °C (9.9°F) less in Mahajanga/ Majunga. The continentality subtype is truly hyperoceanic as opposed to barely hyperoceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 538 mm (21.2 in) more which is equivalent to 538 l/m² (13.2 US gal/ft²) or 5,380,000 l/ha (575,158 US gal/ac) more. About 1 4/7 as much.
  • There are 2099 more hours of sunlight per year in Mahajanga/ Majunga. In whichever way circa 5h 44' more per day or about 2 3/4 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 39.5° higher in Mahajanga/ Majunga than in Orkney Islands.
  • Relative humidity levels are 27.4% lower.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 10.9°C (19.7°F) higher.

Climate Comparison Table

The table shows values for Mahajanga/ Majunga relative to Orkney Islands. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Orkney Islands vs Mahajanga/ Majunga.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) +25 (+45) +25 (+45) +25 (+45) +24 (+42) +20 (+36) +17 (+31) +15 (+27) +15 (+28) +18 (+33) +22 (+39) +24 (+44) +24 (+44) +21 (+38)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) +23 (+42) +23 (+42) +23 (+41) +21 (+38) +17 (+31) +14 (+24) +11 (+20) +12 (+21) +14 (+25) +18 (+32) +21 (+38) +22 (+40) +18 (+33)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) +22 (+39) +22 (+39) +21 (+37) +19 (+34) +15 (+26) +11 (+19) +8 (+14) +8 (+15) +11 (+19) +15 (+27) +19 (+33) +21 (+37) +16 (+28)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) +297 (+12) +307 (+12) +131 (+5) +19 (+1) -37 (-1) -45 (-2) -69 (-3) -72 (-3) -76 (-3) -93 (-4) +11 (+0) +166 (+7) +538 (+21)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) -1 ( -3) +1 (+4) +1 (+3) -9 ( -30) -9 ( -29) -9 ( -30) -12 ( -39) -13 ( -42) -14 ( -47) -17 ( -55) -12 ( -40) -6 ( -19)   -100 ( -27)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day +5h 01' +4h 19' +4h 00' +4h 54' +4h 40' +4h 14' +5h 25' +6h 03' +6h 48' +8h 17' +8h 30' +6h 38'   +5h 44'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day +6h 04' +3h 38' +0h 39' -2h 29' -5h 19' -6h 54' -6h 10' -3h 39' -0h 33' +2h 34' +5h 23' +6h 55'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) +73.8 +63.3 +42.6 +19.5 +2.8 -3.6 +2.4 +19.1 +41.9 +63.5 +73.5 +74.5   +39.5
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) -16 -10 -16 -20 -30 -31 -35 -42 -40 -39 -29 -20   -27.3
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) +19.2 (+35) +20.5 (+37) +18.3 (+33) +15.2 (+27) +8.8 (+16) +5.1 (+9) +1.8 (+3) +0.1 (+0) +2.8 (+5) +7.5 (+14) +14.1 (+25) +17.6 (+32) +10.9 (+20)

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