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Vancouver, British Columbia vs Fort Mcmurray, Alberta Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and Fort Mcmurray, Alberta, Canada is approximately 1,150 km or 715 mi.
  • To reach Vancouver, British Columbia in this distance one would set out from Fort Mcmurray, Alberta bearing 229° or SW and follow the great circles arc to approach Vancouver, British Columbia bearing 219.4° or SW .
  • Vancouver, British Columbia has a Mediterranean warm climate (Csb) whereas Fort Mcmurray, Alberta has a warm summer continental/ hemiboreal climate with no dry season (Dfb).
  • Vancouver, British Columbia is in or near the cool temperate wet forest biome whereas Fort Mcmurray, Alberta is in or near the boreal moist forest biome.
  • The average annual temperature is 9.7 °C (17.5°F) warmer.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 22 °C (39.6°F) less in Vancouver, British Columbia. The continentality subtype is truly oceanic as opposed to truly continental.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 702.5 mm (27.7 in) more which is equivalent to 702.5 l/m² (17.24 US gal/ft²) or 7,025,000 l/ha (751,019 US gal/ac) more. About 2 1/2 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 7.4° higher in Vancouver, British Columbia than in Fort Mcmurray, Alberta.
  • Relative humidity levels are 9% higher.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 11.1°C (19.9°F) higher.

Climate Comparison Table

The table shows values for Vancouver, British Columbia relative to Fort Mcmurray, Alberta. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Fort Mcmurray, Alberta vs Vancouver, British Columbia.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) +20 (+36) +17 (+30) +11 (+20) +3 (+6) +-1 (-1) +-2 (-4) +-2 (-3) +0 (0) +3 (+6) +5 (+9) +14 (+24) +19 (+34) +7 (+13)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) +23 (+41) +20 (+35) +14 (+26) +6 (+11) +2 (+4) +1 (+1) +1 (+1) +2 (+4) +5 (+9) +7 (+12) +15 (+27) +21 (+37) +10 (+17)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) +25 (+46) +23 (+41) +17 (+31) +9 (+16) +5 (+9) +3 (+6) +3 (+5) +4 (+8) +7 (+12) +8 (+15) +17 (+30) +23 (+41) +12 (+22)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) +129 (+5) +108 (+4) +92 (+4) +53 (+2) +21 (+1) -18 (-1) -43 (-2) -34 (-1) +13 (+1) +83 (+3) +144 (+6) +156 (+6) +703 (+28)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) +8 (+26) +6 (+21) +8 (+26) +6 (+20) +1 (+3) -1 ( -3) -6 ( -19) -5 ( -16) 0 ( 0) +6 (+19) +7 (+23) +10 (+32)   +40 (+11)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day +1h 14' +0h 42' +0h 07' -0h 28' -1h 03' -1h 26' -1h 15' -0h 42' -0h 06' +0h 29' +1h 04' +1h 26'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) +7.4 +7.4 +7.5 +7.5 +7.5 +7.4 +7.4 +7.4 +7.4 +7.4 +7.4 +7.4   +7.4
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) +5 +3 +10 +15 +13 +13 +7 +7 +10 +16 +5 +4   +9
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) +22.8 (+41) +19.2 (+35) +14.9 (+27) +8.4 (+15) +5.1 (+9) +3.9 (+7) +2.4 (+4) +3.8 (+7) +7.1 (+13) +9.2 (+17) +15.2 (+27) +20.8 (+37) +11.1 (+20)

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