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Seoul vs Lanzhou Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Seoul, South Korea and Lanzhou, China is approximately 2,054 km or 1,276 mi.
  • To reach Seoul in this distance one would set out from Lanzhou bearing 78.5° or ENE and follow the great circles arc to approach Seoul bearing 92.5° or E .
  • Seoul has a hot summer continental climate with dry winters (Dwa) whereas Lanzhou has a mid-latitude cool steppe climate (BSk).
  • Seoul is in or near the cool temperate wet forest biome whereas Lanzhou is in or near the cool temperate steppe biome.
  • The annual mean temperature is 2.5 °C (4.5°F) warmer.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 0.6 °C (1.1°F) more in Seoul. The continentality subtype is truly continental for both.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 1054.4 mm (41.5 in) more which is equivalent to 1054.4 l/m² (25.88 US gal/ft²) or 10,544,000 l/ha (1,127,224 US gal/ac) more. About 4 1/3 as much.
  • There are 286 more hours of sunlight per year in Seoul. In whichever way circa 0h 47' more per day or about 1 1/7 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 1.5° lower in Seoul than in Lanzhou.
  • Relative humidity levels are 10.7% higher.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 4.9°C (8.9°F) higher.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) +-2 (-3) +-2 (-4) -3 (-6) +-2 (-4) +-1 (-2) +0 (0) +0 (0) +3 (+6) +4 (+7) +3 (+6) +3 (+6) +1 (+1) +0 (+1)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) +3 (+5) +1 (+2) -1 (-1) +0 (+0) +1 (+1) +1 (+3) +3 (+5) +4 (+8) +5 (+9) +5 (+8) +5 (+8) +4 (+8) +3 (+5)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) +1 (+2) +0 (+0) -1 (-1) -1 (-1) +1 (+1) +2 (+4) +5 (+9) +7 (+12) +5 (+9) +3 (+6) +4 (+6) +4 (+8) +3 (+5)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) +22 (+1) +22 (+1) +38 (+1) +75 (+3) +54 (+2) +97 (+4) +312 (+12) +218 (+9) +122 (+5) +25 (+1) +49 (+2) +20 (+1) +1054 (+42)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) +2 (+6) +1 (+4) +2 (+6) +1 (+3) 0 ( 0) 0 ( 0) +4 (+13) -1 ( -3) -5 ( -17) -1 ( -3) +3 (+10) +4 (+13)   +10 (+3)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day +0h 38' +1h 22' +1h 56' +1h 56' +1h 46' +0h 10' -1h 27' -0h 48' +1h 36' +2h 03' +0h 28' -0h 13'   +0h 47'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -0h 07' -0h 04' -0h 00' +0h 03' +0h 06' +0h 08' +0h 07' +0h 04' +0h 00' -0h 03' -0h 06' -0h 08'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -1.4 -1.5 -1.5 -1.5 -1.5 -1.4 -1.4 -1.4 -1.4 -1.4 -1.4 -1.5   -1.5
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) +3.4 +10 +16.1 +16.3 +17.5 +20.2 +21.3 +14.9 +3.5 +0.4 +3.3 +1.9   +10.7
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) +3.2 (+6) +2.8 (+5) +3.1 (+6) +4.4 (+8) +5.2 (+9) +6.4 (+12) +7.2 (+13) +7.6 (+14) +5.5 (+10) +4.4 (+8) +4.7 (+8) +4.5 (+8) +4.9 (+9)

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