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| Des Moines, Iowa vs Tortosa Climate & Distance Between | |
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- The distance between Des Moines, Iowa, Usa and Tortosa, Spain is approximately 7,438 km or 4,622 mi.
- To reach Des Moines, Iowa in this distance one would set out from Tortosa bearing 305.7° or NW and follow the great circles arc to approach Des Moines, Iowa bearing 235.1° or SW .
- Des Moines, Iowa has a hot summer continental climate with no dry season (Dfa) whereas Tortosa has a Mediterranean hot climate (Csa).
- Des Moines, Iowa is in or near the cool temperate moist forest biome whereas Tortosa is in or near the warm temperate dry forest biome.
- The mean annual temperature is 7.3 °C (13.1°F) cooler.
- Average monthly temperatures vary by 16.6 °C (29.9°F) more in Des Moines, Iowa. The continentality subtype is truly continental as opposed to truly oceanic.
- Total annual precipitation averages 283.2 mm (11.1 in) more which is equivalent to 283.2 l/m² (6.95 US gal/ft²) or 2,832,000 l/ha (302,760 US gal/ac) more. About 1 1/2 as much.
- There are 134 more hours of sunlight per year in Des Moines, Iowa. In whichever way circa 0h 21' more per day or about 1 as many.
- The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 0.7° lower in Des Moines, Iowa than in Tortosa.
- Relative humidity levels are 4.4% higher.
- The mean dew point temperature is 5.6°C (10.1°F) lower.
Climate Comparison Table
The table shows values for Des Moines, Iowa relative to Tortosa. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Tortosa vs Des Moines, Iowa.
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Feb |
Mar |
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Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
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Dec |
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Annual |
| Average Max Temperature °C ( °F) |
-16 (-29) |
-15 (-27) |
-10 (-17) |
-4 (-8) |
0 (0) |
1 (+2) |
0 (+1) |
-1 (-2) |
-4 (-7) |
-5 (-9) |
-9 (-16) |
-14 (-25) |
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-6 (-12) |
| Average Temperature °C ( °F) |
-17 (-31) |
-15 (-28) |
-10 (-18) |
-5 (-8) |
-2 (-3) |
0 (0) |
-1 (-1) |
-2 (-4) |
-4 (-8) |
-7 (-12) |
-10 (-17) |
-15 (-26) |
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-7 (-13) |
| Average Min Temperature °C ( °F) |
-17 (-30) |
-15 (-27) |
-10 (-19) |
-6 (-10) |
-2 (-4) |
-1 (-1) |
-1 (-1) |
-2 (-4) |
-6 (-10) |
-7 (-13) |
-10 (-18) |
-15 (-27) |
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-8 (-14) |
| Average Precipitation mm (in) |
-8 (0) |
-5 (0) |
+28 (+1) |
+40 (+2) |
+31 (+1) |
+76 (+3) |
+82 (+3) |
+70 (+3) |
+19 (+1) |
-26 (-1) |
-15 (-1) |
-9 (0) |
|
+283 (+11) |
| Number of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) |
+2 (+6) |
+2 (+7) |
+1 (+3) |
+2 (+7) |
+2 (+6) |
+4 (+13) |
+4 (+13) |
+3 (+10) |
+2 (+7) |
0 ( 0) |
0 ( 0) |
0 ( 0) |
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+22 (+6) |
| Average Sunlight Hours/ Day |
-0h 46' |
-0h 21' |
+0h 27' |
+0h 02' |
+0h 13' |
+0h 44' |
+0h 11' |
+0h 23' |
+1h 50' |
+1h 44' |
+0h 16' |
-0h 21' |
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+0h 21' |
| Average Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day |
-0h 04' |
-0h 02' |
-0h 00' |
+0h 01' |
+0h 03' |
+0h 04' |
+0h 04' |
+0h 02' |
+0h 00' |
-0h 01' |
-0h 03' |
-0h 04' |
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0h 00' |
| Sun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) |
-0.7 |
-0.6 |
-0.6 |
-0.6 |
-0.7 |
-0.7 |
-0.8 |
-0.8 |
-0.8 |
-0.8 |
-0.8 |
-0.7 |
| -0.7 |
| Relative Humidity (%) |
+14 |
+16 |
+8 |
+1 |
+1 |
+5 |
+2 |
+3 |
-5 |
-6 |
+4 |
+10 |
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+4.4 |
| Average Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) |
-12.9 (-23) |
-10.5 (-19) |
-7.2 (-13) |
-4.1 (-7) |
-1.2 (-2) |
+1.3 (+2) |
+0.2 (+0) |
-1 (-2) |
-5.4 (-10) |
-7.6 (-14) |
-7.8 (-14) |
-11.4 (-21) |
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-5.6 (-10) |
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