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Catania, Sicily vs Puntarenas Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Catania, Sicily, Italy and Puntarenas, Costa Rica is approximately 10,193 km or 6,334 mi.
  • To reach Catania, Sicily in this distance one would set out from Puntarenas bearing 51.5° or NE and follow the great circles arc to approach Catania, Sicily bearing 103.9° or ESE .
  • Catania, Sicily has a Mediterranean hot climate (Csa) whereas Puntarenas has a tropical wet and dry/ savanna climate with dry winters (Aw).
  • Catania, Sicily is in or near the subtropical thorn woodland biome whereas Puntarenas is in or near the tropical dry forest biome.
  • The average temperature is 9.8 °C (17.7°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 12.8 °C (23°F) more in Catania, Sicily. The continentality subtype is truly oceanic as opposed to extremely hyperoceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 1056.3 mm (41.6 in) less which is equivalent to 1056.3 l/m² (25.92 US gal/ft²) or 10,563,000 l/ha (1,129,255 US gal/ac) less. About 1/3 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 21.1° lower in Catania, Sicily than in Puntarenas.

Climate Comparison Table

The table shows values for Catania, Sicily relative to Puntarenas. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Puntarenas vs Catania, Sicily.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -16 (-29) -17 (-30) -16 (-29) -14 (-26) -10 (-18) -5 (-9) -2 (-3) -1 (-2) -3 (-6) -7 (-13) -11 (-21) -15 (-27) -10 (-18)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) +69 (+3) +50 (+2) +40 (+2) +6 (+0) -176 (-7) -225 (-9) -177 (-7) -226 (-9) -266 (-10) -151 (-6) -55 (-2) +54 (+2) -1056 (-42)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -1h 45' -1h 05' -0h 11' +0h 45' +1h 33' +1h 57' +1h 46' +1h 05' +0h 10' -0h 46' -1h 34' -1h 58'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -27.5 -27.5 -27.5 -23.4 -7 -0.5 -6.6 -23.3 -27.2 -27.1 -27.3 -27.5   -21.1

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