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Waitarere Forest vs Kurunegala Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Waitarere Forest, New Zealand and Kurunegala, Sri Lanka is approximately 10,954 km or 6,807 mi.
  • To reach Waitarere Forest in this distance one would set out from Kurunegala bearing 130° or SE and follow the great circles arc to approach Waitarere Forest bearing 92.6° or E .
  • Waitarere Forest has a marine west coast climate (Cfb) whereas Kurunegala has a tropical rainforest climate (Af).
  • Waitarere Forest is in or near the cool temperate steppe biome whereas Kurunegala is in or near the tropical moist forest biome.
  • The average temperature is 14.5 °C (26°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 6.5 °C (11.7°F) more in Waitarere Forest. The continentality subtype is barely hyperoceanic as opposed to extremely hyperoceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 1219.5 mm (48 in) less which is equivalent to 1219.5 l/m² (29.93 US gal/ft²) or 12,195,000 l/ha (1,303,726 US gal/ac) less. About 3/7 as much.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 25.3° lower in Waitarere Forest than in Kurunegala.

Climate Comparison Table

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

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -8 (-15) -10 (-18) -12 (-22) -15 (-27) -18 (-32) -19 (-34) -19 (-35) -18 (-33) -17 (-30) -15 (-26) -12 (-22) -10 (-18) -14 (-26)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) +3 (+0) -37 (-1) -68 (-3) -201 (-8) -106 (-4) -71 (-3) -19 (-1) -17 (-1) -85 (-3) -292 (-11) -266 (-10) -61 (-2) -1220 (-48)
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day +2h 55' +1h 48' +0h 19' -1h 15' -2h 35' -3h 16' -2h 58' -1h 49' -0h 17' +1h 17' +2h 37' +3h 16'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) +6.8 -11.7 -33.2 -47.9 -48 -48 -48 -48 -34.4 -11.6 +6.7 +13.8   -25.3

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