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Riga vs Basra Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Riga, Latvia and Basra, Iraq is approximately 3,461 km or 2,151 mi.
  • To reach Riga in this distance one would set out from Basra bearing 334.8° or NNW and follow the great circles arc to approach Riga bearing 317.7° or NW .
  • Riga has a warm summer continental/ hemiboreal climate with no dry season (Dfb) whereas Basra has a subtropical hot desert climate (BWh).
  • Riga is in or near the cool temperate moist forest biome whereas Basra is in or near the subtropical desert scrub biome.
  • The mean temperature is 18.2 °C (32.7°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 0.1 °C (0.2°F) more in Riga. The continentality subtype is subcontinental for both.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 475 mm (18.7 in) more which is equivalent to 475 l/m² (11.66 US gal/ft²) or 4,750,000 l/ha (507,807 US gal/ac) more. About 4 as much.
  • There are 1507 fewer hours of sunlight per year in Riga. In whichever way circa 4h 08' less per day or about 5/9 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 26.3° lower in Riga than in Basra.
  • Relative humidity levels are 19.2% higher.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 12.8°C (23°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -20 (-36) -23 (-41) -23 (-41) -22 (-40) -20 (-36) -19 (-34) -18 (-32) -20 (-36) -23 (-41) -25 (-45) -23 (-41) -20 (-36) -21 (-38)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -17 (-31) -19 (-35) -20 (-35) -19 (-35) -19 (-33) -17 (-31) -17 (-31) -17 (-31) -19 (-33) -19 (-34) -18 (-32) -17 (-30) -18 (-33)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -15 (-27) -17 (-31) -18 (-32) -17 (-31) -19 (-34) -18 (-32) -16 (-29) -15 (-27) -14 (-25) -15 (-27) -14 (-25) -14 (-25) -16 (-29)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) +5 (+0) +8 (+0) +7 (+0) +17 (+1) +36 (+1) +61 (+2) +79 (+3) +79 (+3) +76 (+3) +59 (+2) +33 (+1) +15 (+1) +475 (+19)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) +13 (+42) +10 (+35) +7 (+23) +9 (+30) +11 (+35) +13 (+43) +14 (+45) +15 (+48) +16 (+53) +16 (+52) +13 (+43) +12 (+39)   +149 (+41)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day -6h 03' -5h 46' -4h 00' -1h 54' -1h 13' -1h 52' -1h 30' -3h 09' -4h 40' -6h 27' -6h 28' -6h 30'   -4h 08'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -3h 03' -1h 47' -0h 19' +1h 13' +2h 39' +3h 30' +3h 06' +1h 48' +0h 16' -1h 15' -2h 41' -3h 30'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -26.3 -26.3 -26.3 -26.3 -26.3 -26.4 -26.3 -26.3 -26.4 -26.3 -26.3 -26.3   -26.3
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) +4 +9 +12 +16 +18 +24 +27 +32 +37 +28 +17 +7   +19.3
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -15.9 (-29) -16.8 (-30) -15.9 (-29) -14.8 (-27) -13.1 (-24) -9.7 (-17) -9.2 (-17) -8.3 (-15) -8.4 (-15) -12 (-22) -14.1 (-25) -15.1 (-27) -12.8 (-23)

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