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Basel vs San Diego, California Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Basel, Switzerland and San Diego, California, Usa is approximately 9,527 km or 5,920 mi.
  • To reach Basel in this distance one would set out from San Diego, California bearing 33.8° or NE and follow the great circles arc to approach Basel bearing 136.1° or SE .
  • Basel has a marine west coast climate (Cfb) whereas San Diego, California has a mid-latitude cool steppe climate (BSk).
  • Basel is in or near the cool temperate moist forest biome whereas San Diego, California is in or near the warm temperate thorn steppe biome.
  • The annual mean temperature is 8.4 °C (15.1°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 10.5 °C (18.9°F) more in Basel. The continentality subtype is semicontinental as opposed to barely hyperoceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 532.5 mm (21 in) more which is equivalent to 532.5 l/m² (13.07 US gal/ft²) or 5,325,000 l/ha (569,278 US gal/ac) more. About 3 1/9 as much.
  • There are 1298 fewer hours of sunlight per year in Basel. In whichever way circa 3h 33' less per day or about 4/7 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 14.8° lower in Basel than in San Diego, California.
  • Relative humidity levels are 16.2% higher.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 4.6°C (8.3°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

The table shows values for Basel relative to San Diego, California. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of San Diego, California vs Basel.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -15 (-27) -13 (-24) -7 (-13) -4 (-8) -1 (-1) 2 (+4) 1 (+3) 0 (-1) -3 (-6) -9 (-16) -12 (-22) -15 (-27) -6 (-11)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -14 (-25) -14 (-25) -9 (-17) -8 (-14) -4 (-7) -2 (-4) -3 (-5) -5 (-8) -7 (-12) -11 (-19) -12 (-21) -13 (-24) -8 (-15)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -12 (-22) -12 (-22) -11 (-19) -9 (-16) -7 (-13) -6 (-10) -6 (-10) -7 (-12) -9 (-16) -10 (-18) -10 (-18) -10 (-19) -9 (-16)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) +7 (+0) +1 (+0) +3 (+0) +35 (+1) +71 (+3) +91 (+4) +86 (+3) +92 (+4) +73 (+3) +51 (+2) +19 (+1) +4 (+0) +533 (+21)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) +6 (+19) +4 (+14) +4 (+13) +7 (+23) +11 (+35) +12 (+40) +11.5 (+37) +11 (+35) +11 (+37) +8 (+26) +8 (+27) +6 (+19)   +99.5 (+27)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day -4h 50' -4h 50' -3h 44' -2h 32' -1h 42' -1h 16' -2h 05' -2h 13' -3h 40' -4h 11' -5h 42' -5h 54'   -3h 33'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -1h 23' -0h 50' -0h 09' +0h 34' +1h 13' +1h 34' +1h 25' +0h 50' +0h 07' -0h 35' -1h 14' -1h 34'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -14.8 -14.9 -15 -14.9 -14.8 -14.8 -14.6 -14.7 -14.6 -14.6 -14.7 -14.8   -14.8
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) +26 +22 +15 +7 +9 +6 +3 +7 +15 +22 +33 +30   +16.3
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -7.9 (-14) -8.4 (-15) -5.6 (-10) -5.8 (-10) -1.7 (-3) -0.9 (-2) -2 (-4) -2.9 (-5) -3.5 (-6) -5.9 (-11) -4.1 (-7) -6.3 (-11) -4.6 (-8)

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