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Puttalam vs Palmerston N Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Puttalam, Sri Lanka and Palmerston N, New Zealand is approximately 11,073 km or 6,881 mi.
  • To reach Puttalam in this distance one would set out from Palmerston N bearing 272.4° or W and follow the great circles arc to approach Puttalam bearing 309.7° or NW .
  • Puttalam has a tropical wet and dry/ savanna climate with dry summers (As) whereas Palmerston N has a marine west coast climate (Cfb).
  • Puttalam is in or near the tropical dry forest biome whereas Palmerston N is in or near the warm temperate thorn steppe biome.
  • The average temperature is 14.5 °C (26°F) warmer.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 6.5 °C (11.7°F) less in Puttalam. The continentality subtype is truly hyperoceanic as opposed to barely hyperoceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 235.4 mm (9.3 in) more which is equivalent to 235.4 l/m² (5.78 US gal/ft²) or 2,354,000 l/ha (251,658 US gal/ac) more. About 1 1/4 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 25° higher in Puttalam than in Palmerston N.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) +8 (+14) +9 (+16) +11 (+20) +15 (+26) +18 (+32) +20 (+35) +20 (+36) +19 (+35) +18 (+32) +15 (+27) +12 (+22) +10 (+17) +14 (+26)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -17 (-1) -22 (-1) -12 (0) +110 (+4) +6 (+0) -45 (-2) -82 (-3) -68 (-3) -16 (-1) +156 (+6) +181 (+7) +45 (+2) +235 (+9)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -2h 56' -1h 49' -0h 20' +1h 15' +2h 35' +3h 16' +2h 58' +1h 49' +0h 17' -1h 17' -2h 37' -3h 17'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -7.6 +10.9 +32.5 +48.3 +48.2 +48.3 +48.3 +48.3 +33.7 +10.8 -7.4 -14.6   +25

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