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Vancouver, British Columbia vs Orkney Islands Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and Orkney Islands, Uk is approximately 6,829 km or 4,243 mi.
  • To reach Vancouver, British Columbia in this distance one would set out from Orkney Islands bearing 320° or NW and follow the great circles arc to approach Vancouver, British Columbia bearing 210.5° or SSW .
  • Vancouver, British Columbia has a Mediterranean warm climate (Csb) whereas Orkney Islands has a marine west coast climate (Cfb).
  • The mean annual temperature is 1.8 °C (3.2°F) warmer.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 5.4 °C (9.7°F) more in Vancouver, British Columbia. The continentality subtype is truly oceanic as opposed to barely hyperoceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 219.3 mm (8.6 in) more which is equivalent to 219.3 l/m² (5.38 US gal/ft²) or 2,193,000 l/ha (234,446 US gal/ac) more. About 1 1/4 as much.
  • There are 631 more hours of sunlight per year in Vancouver, British Columbia. In whichever way circa 1h 43' more per day or about 1 1/2 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 9.7° higher in Vancouver, British Columbia than in Orkney Islands.
  • Relative humidity levels are 8% lower.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 0.1°C (0.1°F) higher.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) 0 (-1) +2 (+4) +3 (+5) +4 (+7) +4 (+8) +5 (+10) +6 (+10) +6 (+10) +4 (+8) +3 (+5) 1 (+2) -1 (-2) +3 (+5)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -1 (-2) +1 (+1) +1 (+2) +2 (+4) +3 (+6) +4 (+8) +4 (+8) +4 (+8) +3 (+5) +1 (+2) -1 (-1) -2 (-3) +2 (+3)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -2 (-3) -1 (-1) 0 (-1) +1 (+2) +2 (+3) +3 (+5) +3 (+5) +3 (+5) +1 (+2) -1 (-1) -2 (-4) -2 (-4) +0 (+1)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) +45 (+2) +45 (+2) +44 (+2) +24 (+1) +16 (+1) 0 (0) -35 (-1) -37 (-1) -14 (-1) +2 (+0) +63 (+2) +67 (+3) +219 (+9)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) -1 ( -3) -1 ( -4) +3 (+10) 0 ( 0) -1 ( -3) 0 ( 0) -6 ( -19) -7 ( -23) -5 ( -17) -4 ( -13) -2 ( -7) 0 ( 0)   -24 ( -7)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day +0h 32' +0h 53' +0h 36' +0h 56' +2h 05' +1h 46' +5h 07' +4h 03' +2h 12' +1h 07' +0h 42' +0h 32'   +1h 43'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day +1h 45' +0h 59' +0h 10' -0h 39' -1h 30' -2h 03' -1h 47' -0h 59' -0h 08' +0h 41' +1h 31' +2h 03'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) +9.8 +9.8 +9.9 +9.9 +9.8 +9.7 +9.6 +9.6 +9.6 +9.5 +9.6 +9.7   +9.7
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) +0 -3 -8 -10 -15 -14 -17 -17 -9 -4 -1 +2   -8
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -1 (-2) +0.2 (+0) -0.2 (0) +0.2 (+0) -0.1 (0) +1.1 (+2) +0.5 (+1) +0.8 (+1) +0.9 (+2) +0.3 (+1) -0.6 (-1) -1.2 (-2) +0.1 (+0)

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