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Minneapolis, Minnesota vs Shannon Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Minneapolis, Minnesota, Usa and Shannon, Ireland is approximately 5,876 km or 3,651 mi.
  • To reach Minneapolis, Minnesota in this distance one would set out from Shannon bearing 297.8° or WNW and follow the great circles arc to approach Minneapolis, Minnesota bearing 229.2° or SW .
  • Minneapolis, Minnesota has a hot summer continental climate with no dry season (Dfa) whereas Shannon has a marine west coast climate (Cfb).
  • Both are in or near the cool temperate moist forest biome.
  • The mean annual temperature is 3 °C (5.4°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 24.3 °C (43.7°F) more in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The continentality subtype is truly continental as opposed to barely hyperoceanic.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 207.6 mm (8.2 in) less which is equivalent to 207.6 l/m² (5.09 US gal/ft²) or 2,076,000 l/ha (221,938 US gal/ac) less. About 7/9 as much.
  • There are 1123 more hours of sunlight per year in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In whichever way circa 3h 04' more per day or about 1 4/5 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 7.8° higher in Minneapolis, Minnesota than in Shannon.
  • Relative humidity levels are 26.8% lower.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 8.2°C (14.7°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

The table shows values for Minneapolis, Minnesota relative to Shannon. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Shannon vs Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -15 (-26) -12 (-21) -7 (-12) 1 (+2) +6 (+10) +8 (+15) +10 (+17) +8 (+14) +4 (+8) 1 (+1) -5 (-10) -13 (-23) -1 (-2)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -17 (-30) -13 (-24) -8 (-14) -1 (-1) +4 (+6) +6 (+11) +8 (+14) +6 (+11) +2 (+4) -2 (-3) -7 (-12) -14 (-26) -3 (-5)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -19 (-34) -15 (-28) -9 (-16) -3 (-5) +1 (+3) +4 (+7) +5 (+10) +4 (+7) +0 (+0) -4 (-8) -8 (-15) -16 (-28) -5 (-9)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) -74 (-3) -49 (-2) -22 (-1) +6 (+0) +26 (+1) +40 (+2) +33 (+1) +10 (+0) -13 (-1) -37 (-1) -56 (-2) -72 (-3) -208 (-8)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) -12 ( -39) -9 ( -32) -6 ( -19) -7 ( -23) -4 ( -13) -4 ( -13) -9 ( -29) -9 ( -29) -10 ( -33) -10 ( -32) -11 ( -37) -16 ( -52)   -107 ( -29)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day +2h 30' +3h 23' +2h 58' +2h 06' +1h 38' +3h 14' +5h 05' +3h 42' +3h 56' +3h 46' +2h 06' +2h 25'   +3h 04'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day +1h 02' +0h 36' +0h 06' -0h 24' -0h 53' -1h 11' -1h 03' -0h 36' -0h 05' +0h 25' +0h 54' +1h 11'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) +7.8 +7.9 +7.9 +7.9 +7.9 +7.9 +7.8 +7.8 +7.7 +7.7 +7.8 +7.8   +7.8
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) -19 -23 -25 -30 -29 -26 -30 -31 -32 -35 -24 -17   -26.8
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -18.9 (-34) -16.3 (-29) -11.3 (-20) -6.9 (-12) -3.3 (-6) +0 (+0) +0.3 (+1) -1.1 (-2) -4.7 (-8) -8.9 (-16) -10.4 (-19) -16.4 (-30) -8.2 (-15)

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