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Asmara vs Shannon Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Asmara, Eritrea and Shannon, Ireland is approximately 5,891 km or 3,661 mi.
  • To reach Asmara in this distance one would set out from Shannon bearing 116.4° or ESE and follow the great circles arc to approach Asmara bearing 145.8° or SE .
  • Asmara has a mid-latitude cool steppe climate (BSk) whereas Shannon has a marine west coast climate (Cfb).
  • Asmara is in or near the subtropical thorn woodland biome whereas Shannon is in or near the cool temperate moist forest biome.
  • The average temperature is 5.5 °C (9.9°F) warmer.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 5.6 °C (10.1°F) less in Asmara. The continentality subtype is truly hyperoceanic as opposed to barely hyperoceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 408.4 mm (16.1 in) less which is equivalent to 408.4 l/m² (10.02 US gal/ft²) or 4,084,000 l/ha (436,607 US gal/ac) less. About 5/9 as much.
  • There are 1616 more hours of sunlight per year in Asmara. In whichever way circa 4h 26' more per day or about 2 1/6 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 34.3° higher in Asmara than in Shannon.
  • Relative humidity levels are 27.9% lower.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 0.6°C (1.1°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) +14 (+25) +15 (+28) +15 (+26) +12 (+22) +10 (+17) +7 (+13) +2 (+4) +2 (+4) +6 (+10) +8 (+14) +11 (+20) +13 (+23) +10 (+17)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) +8 (+15) +9 (+17) +9 (+17) +8 (+15) +6 (+12) +4 (+7) +1 (+1) +1 (+1) +2 (+4) +4 (+7) +6 (+12) +7 (+12) +6 (+10)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) +2 (+3) +2 (+4) +4 (+7) +4 (+7) +3 (+5) +0 (+1) -1 (-2) -1 (-2) -2 (-3) +0 (+0) +2 (+4) +1 (+2) +1 (+2)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -94 (-4) -69 (-3) -56 (-2) -23 (-1) -19 (-1) -25 (-1) +118 (+5) +74 (+3) -66 (-3) -78 (-3) -75 (-3) -96 (-4) -408 (-16)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) -20 ( -65) -16 ( -57) -12 ( -39) -10 ( -33) -7 ( -23) -10 ( -33) +1 (+3) -1 ( -3) -14 ( -47) -16 ( -52) -17 ( -57) -23 ( -74)   -145 ( -40)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day +7h 19' +6h 28' +5h 13' +3h 24' +2h 56' +0h 48' +0h 01' +0h 40' +4h 48' +6h 38' +6h 58' +7h 56'   +4h 26'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day +3h 13' +1h 56' +0h 21' -1h 19' -2h 49' -3h 38' -3h 16' -1h 56' -0h 18' +1h 22' +2h 51' +3h 38'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) +37.2 +37.2 +37.3 +37.4 +27.5 +21.1 +26.9 +37.4 +37.4 +37.2 +37.3 +37.4   +34.3
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) -37 -43 -41 -33 -31 -32 -6 -5 -27 -26 -25 -29   -27.9
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) +0.6 (+1) -0.2 (0) -0.3 (-1) +0.4 (+1) -1.2 (-2) -4 (-7) -0.3 (-1) -0.1 (0) -3.5 (-6) -1.5 (-3) +1.6 (+3) +0.9 (+2) -0.6 (-1)

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