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Glasgow, Scotland vs Port Moresby Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Glasgow, Scotland, Uk and Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea is approximately 14,290 km or 8,880 mi.
  • To reach Glasgow, Scotland in this distance one would set out from Port Moresby bearing 340.1° or NNW and follow the great circles arc to approach Glasgow, Scotland bearing 216.8° or SW .
  • Glasgow, Scotland has a marine west coast climate (Cfb) whereas Port Moresby has a tropical wet and dry/ savanna climate with dry winters (Aw).
  • Glasgow, Scotland is in or near the cool temperate wet forest biome whereas Port Moresby is in or near the tropical dry forest biome.
  • The mean annual temperature is 18.1 °C (32.6°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 10 °C (18°F) more in Glasgow, Scotland. The continentality subtype is truly oceanic as opposed to extremely hyperoceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 41 mm (1.6 in) less which is equivalent to 41 l/m² (1.01 US gal/ft²) or 410,000 l/ha (43,832 US gal/ac) less. About 1 as much.
  • There are 1246 fewer hours of sunlight per year in Glasgow, Scotland. In whichever way circa 3h 24' less per day or about 1/2 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 38.8° lower in Glasgow, Scotland than in Port Moresby.

Climate Comparison Table

The table shows values for Glasgow, Scotland relative to Port Moresby. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Port Moresby vs Glasgow, Scotland.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -25 (-45) -23 (-41) -22 (-39) -19 (-34) -17 (-30) -13 (-23) -11 (-20) -11 (-20) -15 (-26) -18 (-32) -22 (-40) -24 (-42) -18 (-33)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -39 (-2) -109 (-4) -101 (-4) -106 (-4) +14 (+1) +39 (+2) +85 (+3) +56 (+2) +49 (+2) +99 (+4) +9 (+0) -37 (-1) -41 (-2)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) +11 (+35) +9 (+32) +6 (+19) +10 (+33) +12 (+39) +12 (+40) +15 (+48) +15 (+48) +15 (+50) +16 (+52) +15 (+50) +14 (+45)   +150 (+41)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day -4h 29' -3h 11' -3h 03' -2h 40' -1h 13' -1h 06' -1h 40' -2h 58' -3h 00' -4h 34' -6h 54' -6h 03'   -3h 24'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -5h 03' -3h 03' -0h 33' +2h 06' +4h 26' +5h 43' +5h 08' +3h 04' +0h 28' -2h 10' -4h 30' -5h 43'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -64.9 -62.8 -45.7 -22.7 -6 +0.5 -5.5 -22.2 -44.9 -62.7 -64.8 -65.2   -38.8

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