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Ottawa, Ontario vs Orkney Islands Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and Orkney Islands, Uk is approximately 4,918 km or 3,056 mi.
  • To reach Ottawa, Ontario in this distance one would set out from Orkney Islands bearing 285.6° or WNW and follow the great circles arc to approach Ottawa, Ontario bearing 224.9° or SW .
  • Ottawa, Ontario has a warm summer continental/ hemiboreal climate with no dry season (Dfb) whereas Orkney Islands has a marine west coast climate (Cfb).
  • The mean temperature is 2.1 °C (3.8°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 22.5 °C (40.5°F) more in Ottawa, Ontario. The continentality subtype is truly continental as opposed to barely hyperoceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 78.5 mm (3.1 in) less which is equivalent to 78.5 l/m² (1.93 US gal/ft²) or 785,000 l/ha (83,922 US gal/ac) less. About 1 as much.
  • There are 785 more hours of sunlight per year in Ottawa, Ontario. In whichever way circa 2h 08' more per day or about 1 2/3 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 13.6° higher in Ottawa, Ontario than in Orkney Islands.
  • Relative humidity levels are 18.5% lower.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 5.7°C (10.2°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

The table shows values for Ottawa, Ontario relative to Orkney Islands. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Orkney Islands vs Ottawa, Ontario.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -12 (-22) -11 (-19) -5 (-9) 2 (+3) +7 (+12) +10 (+17) +10 (+19) +9 (+16) +6 (+10) 2 (+3) -3 (-6) -11 (-19) 0 (+0)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -15 (-26) -13 (-24) -8 (-14) -1 (-1) +4 (+7) +7 (+13) +8 (+14) +6 (+12) +3 (+6) -1 (-1) -5 (-9) -12 (-22) -2 (-4)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -17 (-31) -16 (-29) -10 (-18) -3 (-6) +1 (+2) +5 (+8) +5 (+10) +4 (+7) +1 (+1) -3 (-6) -7 (-12) -14 (-25) -5 (-8)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -54 (-2) -29 (-1) -8 (0) +14 (+1) +31 (+1) +38 (+2) +16 (+1) +13 (+1) +6 (+0) -38 (-2) -26 (-1) -39 (-2) -79 (-3)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) -8 ( -26) -4 ( -14) -2 ( -6) -2 ( -7) 0 ( 0) +1 (+3) -2 ( -6) -4 ( -13) -4 ( -13) -8 ( -26) -7 ( -23) -7 ( -23)   -47 ( -13)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day +1h 54' +1h 46' +1h 19' +0h 36' +1h 58' +2h 40' +4h 42' +4h 01' +1h 58' +1h 48' +1h 16' +1h 40'   +2h 08'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day +2h 14' +1h 15' +0h 13' -0h 51' -1h 54' -2h 36' -2h 16' -1h 16' -0h 11' +0h 52' +1h 56' +2h 36'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) +13.7 +13.6 +13.7 +13.7 +13.7 +13.6 +13.5 +13.6 +13.5 +13.5 +13.5 +13.6   +13.6
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) -10 -8 -13 -19 -25 -21 -26 -28 -22 -22 -16 -11   -18.4
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -15.6 (-28) -13.8 (-25) -9.1 (-16) -4.3 (-8) -1.7 (-3) +2.1 (+4) +1.5 (+3) -0.1 (0) -1.6 (-3) -4.9 (-9) -7.3 (-13) -13.4 (-24) -5.7 (-10)

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