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Massawa vs Plaisance Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Massawa, Eritrea and Plaisance, Mauritius is approximately 4,476 km or 2,782 mi.
  • To reach Massawa in this distance one would set out from Plaisance bearing 332.2° or NNW and follow the great circles arc to approach Massawa bearing 333° or NNW .
  • Massawa has a subtropical hot desert climate (BWh) whereas Plaisance has a tropical rainforest climate (Af).
  • Massawa is in or near the tropical thorn woodland biome whereas Plaisance is in or near the subtropical rain forest biome.
  • The mean annual temperature is 5.4 °C (9.8°F) warmer.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 4.7 °C (8.5°F) more in Massawa. The continentality subtype is barely hyperoceanic as opposed to truly hyperoceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 1609.7 mm (63.4 in) less which is equivalent to 1609.7 l/m² (39.51 US gal/ft²) or 16,097,000 l/ha (1,720,876 US gal/ac) less. About 1/9 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 3.6° higher in Massawa than in Plaisance.
  • Relative humidity levels are 14.2% lower.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 1.9°C (3.4°F) higher.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) 0 (-1) 0 (0) +3 (+5) +6 (+10) +10 (+19) +15 (+27) +17 (+30) +16 (+30) +14 (+25) +10 (+17) +5 (+10) 2 (+3) +8 (+15)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -2 (-3) -2 (-3) +0 (+0) +3 (+6) +7 (+12) +11 (+20) +13 (+24) +13 (+24) +11 (+19) +7 (+13) +3 (+6) 0 (0) +5 (+10)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -4 (-6) -4 (-7) -3 (-5) +0 (+0) +4 (+7) +7 (+13) +10 (+18) +10 (+18) +8 (+14) +4 (+8) +1 (+1) -2 (-4) +3 (+5)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -216 (-9) -224 (-9) -207 (-8) -217 (-9) -140 (-6) -101 (-4) -105 (-4) -81 (-3) -58 (-2) -45 (-2) -65 (-3) -151 (-6) -1610 (-63)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) -13 ( -42) -14 ( -50) -18 ( -58) -15 ( -50) -18 ( -58) -16 ( -53) -15 ( -48) -15 ( -48) -13 ( -43) -7 ( -23) -7 ( -23) -9 ( -29)   -160 ( -44)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -1h 54' -1h 11' -0h 13' +0h 49' +1h 41' +2h 07' +1h 56' +1h 11' +0h 11' -0h 51' -1h 42' -2h 07'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -32.9 -15.9 +5.4 +28.6 +35.9 +36.1 +35.8 +28.9 +6.2 -16.2 -32.3 -36   +3.6
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) -5.7 -8.7 -10.7 -12.5 -16 -25.2 -25 -22.4 -17.2 -11.4 -9.9 -6.5   -14.3
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -2.7 (-5) -3.6 (-6) -2.1 (-4) +0.3 (+1) +2.9 (+5) +4.4 (+8) +6.2 (+11) +7 (+13) +6.3 (+11) +4.2 (+8) +1 (+2) -1.5 (-3) +1.9 (+3)

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