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Riga vs Alicante, Costa Blanca Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Riga, Latvia and Alicante, Costa Blanca, Spain is approximately 2,730 km or 1,697 mi.
  • To reach Riga in this distance one would set out from Alicante, Costa Blanca bearing 33° or NNE and follow the great circles arc to approach Riga bearing 51.4° or NE .
  • Riga has a warm summer continental/ hemiboreal climate with no dry season (Dfb) whereas Alicante, Costa Blanca has a mid-latitude cool steppe climate (BSk).
  • The mean annual temperature is 11.7 °C (21°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 7.7 °C (13.9°F) more in Riga. The continentality subtype is subcontinental as opposed to truly oceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 279.4 mm (11 in) more which is equivalent to 279.4 l/m² (6.86 US gal/ft²) or 2,794,000 l/ha (298,697 US gal/ac) more. About 1 7/9 as much.
  • There are 1162 fewer hours of sunlight per year in Riga. In whichever way circa 3h 11' less per day or about 3/5 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 18.5° lower in Riga than in Alicante, Costa Blanca.
  • Relative humidity levels are 14.3% higher.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 8.3°C (14.9°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

The table shows values for Riga relative to Alicante, Costa Blanca. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Alicante, Costa Blanca vs Riga.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -18 (-32) -20 (-36) -18 (-32) -13 (-23) -9 (-16) -10 (-18) -10 (-18) -11 (-20) -14 (-25) -15 (-27) -17 (-31) -17 (-31) -14 (-26)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -16 (-29) -17 (-30) -14 (-26) -11 (-19) -7 (-13) -7 (-12) -8 (-15) -9 (-17) -11 (-20) -12 (-21) -13 (-23) -14 (-26) -12 (-21)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -14 (-25) -14 (-25) -13 (-23) -9 (-16) -8 (-14) -8 (-14) -7 (-13) -9 (-16) -10 (-18) -11 (-20) -11 (-20) -12 (-22) -11 (-19)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) +13 (+1) -2 (0) +6 (+0) +5 (+0) +11 (+0) +39 (+2) +75 (+3) +71 (+3) +35 (+1) -6 (0) +19 (+1) +15 (+1) +279 (+11)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) +16 (+52) +11 (+39) +8 (+26) +7 (+23) +9 (+29) +10 (+33) +13 (+42) +14 (+45) +11 (+37) +12 (+39) +14 (+47) +13 (+42)   +138 (+38)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day -4h 44' -4h 38' -2h 23' -1h 52' -1h 01' -1h 30' -2h 38' -3h 00' -2h 44' -4h 00' -5h 00' -4h 42'   -3h 11'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -2h 26' -1h 25' -0h 15' +0h 57' +2h 07' +2h 48' +2h 29' +1h 25' +0h 13' -1h 00' -2h 09' -2h 49'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -18.5 -18.6 -18.5 -18.6 -18.5 -18.6 -18.5 -18.5 -18.5 -18.5 -18.5 -18.5   -18.5
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) +19 +19 +11 +9 +9 +11 +13 +15 +15 +14 +18 +19   +14.3
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -12.1 (-22) -12.2 (-22) -11.1 (-20) -8.2 (-15) -4.9 (-9) -3.8 (-7) -5 (-9) -5.7 (-10) -7.9 (-14) -8.7 (-16) -9.1 (-16) -10.4 (-19) -8.3 (-15)

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