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Chicago, Illinois vs Pretoria Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Chicago, Illinois, Usa and Pretoria, South Africa is approximately 13,974 km or 8,684 mi.
  • To reach Chicago, Illinois in this distance one would set out from Pretoria bearing 304.4° or NW and follow the great circles arc to approach Chicago, Illinois bearing 274.3° or W .
  • Chicago, Illinois has a hot summer continental climate with no dry season (Dfa) whereas Pretoria has a mid-latitude cool steppe climate (BSk).
  • Chicago, Illinois is in or near the cool temperate moist forest biome whereas Pretoria is in or near the subtropical dry forest biome.
  • The average annual temperature is 6.9 °C (12.4°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 17 °C (30.6°F) more in Chicago, Illinois. The continentality subtype is subcontinental as opposed to barely hyperoceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 326 mm (12.8 in) more which is equivalent to 326 l/m² (8 US gal/ft²) or 3,260,000 l/ha (348,516 US gal/ac) more. About 1 5/8 as much.
  • There are 689 fewer hours of sunlight per year in Chicago, Illinois. In whichever way circa 1h 53' less per day or about 4/5 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 15.2° lower in Chicago, Illinois than in Pretoria.
  • Relative humidity levels are 0.6% lower.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 6.5°C (11.7°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

The table shows values for Chicago, Illinois relative to Pretoria. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Pretoria vs Chicago, Illinois.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -26 (-47) -25 (-45) -20 (-36) -10 (-18) +0 (0) +7 (+13) +10 (+18) +6 (+11) +-1 (-2) -10 (-18) -19 (-34) -26 (-47) -10 (-17)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -25 (-44) -24 (-42) -18 (-32) -8 (-14) +3 (+5) +10 (+18) +14 (+24) +10 (+17) +2 (+4) -8 (-14) -17 (-30) -23 (-41) -7 (-12)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -23 (-41) -22 (-40) -16 (-29) -5 (-9) +6 (+11) +13 (+23) +17 (+31) +13 (+23) +5 (+9) -5 (-9) -14 (-25) -20 (-36) -4 (-8)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -88 (-3) -35 (-1) -9 (0) +23 (+1) +82 (+3) +96 (+4) +83 (+3) +75 (+3) +49 (+2) +64 (+3) +46 (+2) -60 (-2) +326 (+13)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) -2 ( -6) 0 ( 0) +2 (+6) +7 (+23) +10 (+32) +10 (+33) +8 (+26) +8 (+26) +5 (+17) +1 (+3) -1 ( -3) -2 ( -6)   +46 (+13)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day -4h 15' -3h 02' -1h 03' -1h 50' -0h 27' +1h 02' +0h 36' -0h 42' -1h 06' -2h 00' -4h 30' -5h 23'   -1h 53'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -4h 04' -2h 31' -0h 27' +1h 44' +3h 36' +4h 33' +4h 08' +2h 31' +0h 23' -1h 48' -3h 39' -4h 33'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -55.2 -36.6 -15.3 +7.8 +24.4 +30.9 +24.8 +8 -14.9 -37.3 -55.1 -62.8   -15.2
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) +3 -1 -8 -11 -7 -2 -1 +6 +6 +1 +2 +5   -0.6
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -22.3 (-40) -22 (-40) -18.3 (-33) -9.7 (-17) +1.1 (+2) +8.8 (+16) +12.2 (+22) +10.4 (+19) +3.6 (+6) -6.6 (-12) -14.8 (-27) -20.3 (-37) -6.5 (-12)

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