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Houston, Texas vs Christchurch Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Houston, Texas, Usa and Christchurch, New Zealand is approximately 12,396 km or 7,703 mi.
  • To reach Houston, Texas in this distance one would set out from Christchurch bearing 68.5° or ENE and follow the great circles arc to approach Houston, Texas bearing 51.1° or NE .
  • Houston, Texas has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) whereas Christchurch has a marine west coast climate (Cfb).
  • Houston, Texas is in or near the subtropical dry forest biome whereas Christchurch is in or near the cool temperate steppe biome.
  • The average temperature is 8.3 °C (14.9°F) warmer.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 6.5 °C (11.7°F) more in Houston, Texas. The continentality subtype is truly oceanic for both.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 555 mm (21.9 in) more which is equivalent to 555 l/m² (13.62 US gal/ft²) or 5,550,000 l/ha (593,332 US gal/ac) more. About 2 as much.
  • There are 869 more hours of sunlight per year in Houston, Texas. In whichever way circa 2h 21' more per day or about 1 3/7 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 14.2° higher in Houston, Texas than in Christchurch.
  • Relative humidity levels are 18.7% lower.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 3.8°C (6.9°F) higher.

Climate Comparison Table

The table shows values for Houston, Texas relative to Christchurch. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Christchurch vs Houston, Texas.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -6 (-11) -3 (-5) +3 (+5) +9 (+16) +15 (+27) +21 (+38) +24 (+43) +22 (+39) +17 (+31) +11 (+19) +3 (+6) -2 (-3) +10 (+17)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -7 (-13) -5 (-8) +1 (+1) +8 (+14) +15 (+27) +21 (+37) +22 (+40) +21 (+37) +16 (+29) +9 (+16) +2 (+4) -4 (-7) +8 (+15)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -8 (-14) -6 (-11) 0 (0) +7 (+12) +14 (+25) +19 (+35) +21 (+39) +20 (+36) +15 (+27) +7 (+13) +1 (+1) -5 (-10) +7 (+13)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) +37 (+1) +34 (+1) +17 (+1) +28 (+1) +76 (+3) +76 (+3) +23 (+1) +29 (+1) +83 (+3) +64 (+3) +46 (+2) +43 (+2) +555 (+22)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) +1 (+3) +2 (+7) 0 ( 0) -2 ( -7) -5 ( -16) -5 ( -17) -4 ( -13) -2 ( -6) -1 ( -3) -5 ( -16) -2 ( -7) -1 ( -3)   -24 ( -6)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day -1h 50' -0h 53' +0h 58' +2h 34' +5h 01' +7h 04' +6h 19' +5h 01' +3h 02' +2h 15' -0h 24' -0h 48'   +2h 21'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day -4h 32' -2h 48' -0h 30' +1h 56' +4h 00' +5h 04' +4h 36' +2h 48' +0h 26' -2h 00' -4h 03' -5h 04'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) -26.1 -7.5 +14.1 +37.4 +53.9 +60.4 +54.3 +37.7 +14.9 -7.9 -26.2 -33.3   +14.2
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) -9 -10 -20 -20 -25 -26 -26 -23 -18 -21 -16 -10   -18.7
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -8.6 (-15) -6.4 (-12) -3.7 (-7) +3.2 (+6) +8.8 (+16) +14.2 (+26) +15.8 (+28) +14.8 (+27) +11.5 (+21) +3.8 (+7) -1.5 (-3) -6 (-11) +3.8 (+7)

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