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Puntarenas vs Atar Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Puntarenas, Costa Rica and Atar, Mauritania is approximately 7,734 km or 4,806 mi.
  • To reach Puntarenas in this distance one would set out from Atar bearing 273.3° or W and follow the great circles arc to approach Puntarenas bearing 251.7° or WSW .
  • Puntarenas has a tropical wet and dry/ savanna climate with dry winters (Aw) whereas Atar has a subtropical hot desert climate (BWh).
  • Puntarenas is in or near the tropical dry forest biome whereas Atar is in or near the subtropical desert biome.
  • The annual average temperature is 0.9 °C (1.6°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 12.2 °C (22°F) less in Puntarenas. The continentality subtype is extremely hyperoceanic as opposed to truly oceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 1483.5 mm (58.4 in) more which is equivalent to 1483.5 l/m² (36.41 US gal/ft²) or 14,835,000 l/ha (1,585,960 US gal/ac) more. About 13 1/2 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 4.9° higher in Puntarenas than in Atar.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) +6 (+11) +6 (+10) +4 (+7) +2 (+3) -3 (-6) -7 (-13) -8 (-14) -8 (-14) -7 (-12) -4 (-7) +1 (+2) +7 (+12) -1 (-2)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) +2 (+0) -2 (0) +5 (+0) +29 (+1) +195 (+8) +229 (+9) +174 (+7) +204 (+8) +275 (+11) +237 (+9) +110 (+4) +26 (+1) +1484 (+58)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day +0h 34' +0h 21' +0h 04' -0h 15' -0h 31' -0h 39' -0h 35' -0h 21' -0h 03' +0h 15' +0h 31' +0h 39'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) +10.5 +10.6 +10.6 +6.5 -9.5 -10.6 -9 +6.4 +10.4 +10.3 +10.4 +10.5   +4.9

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