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Portland, Maine vs Lugano Climate & Distance Between

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  • The distance between Portland, Maine, Usa and Lugano, Switzerland is approximately 5,987 km or 3,720 mi.
  • To reach Portland, Maine in this distance one would set out from Lugano bearing 298.3° or WNW and follow the great circles arc to approach Portland, Maine bearing 237.7° or WSW .
  • Portland, Maine has a warm summer continental/ hemiboreal climate with no dry season (Dfb) whereas Lugano has a marine west coast climate (Cfb).
  • Portland, Maine is in or near the cool temperate wet forest biome whereas Lugano is in or near the boreal rain forest biome.
  • The annual mean temperature is 4.1 °C (7.4°F) cooler.
  • Average monthly temperatures vary by 7.9 °C (14.2°F) more in Portland, Maine. The continentality subtype is subcontinental as opposed to semicontinental.
  • Total annual precipitation averages 477.7 mm (18.8 in) less which is equivalent to 477.7 l/m² (11.72 US gal/ft²) or 4,777,000 l/ha (510,693 US gal/ac) less. About 5/7 as much.
  • There are 492 more hours of sunlight per year in Portland, Maine. In whichever way circa 1h 20' more per day or about 1 1/4 as many.
  • The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 2.4° higher in Portland, Maine than in Lugano.
  • Relative humidity levels are 9.1% lower.
  • The mean dew point temperature is 5.6°C (10.2°F) lower.

Climate Comparison Table

The table shows values for Portland, Maine relative to Lugano. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Lugano vs Portland, Maine.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
maximum temperature iconAverage Max Temperature °C ( °F) -7 (-12) -6 (-12) -6 (-11) -3 (-6) -1 (-2) 0 (+0) 1 (+1) 1 (+2) 0 (+0) -1 (-1) -2 (-4) -5 (-9) -3 (-4)
average temperature iconAverage Temperature °C ( °F) -9 (-16) -9 (-15) -6 (-12) -5 (-8) -3 (-5) -2 (-3) -1 (-1) -1 (-1) -2 (-3) -3 (-5) -3 (-6) -7 (-12) -4 (-7)
minimum temperature iconAverage Min Temperature °C ( °F) -11 (-20) -11 (-20) -8 (-14) -6 (-11) -5 (-8) -3 (-5) -2 (-3) -2 (-3) -3 (-6) -5 (-9) -5 (-8) -9 (-16) -6 (-10)
rainfall iconAverage Precipitation mm (in) +11 (+0) +11 (+0) -17 (-1) -53 (-2) -109 (-4) -88 (-3) -60 (-2) -100 (-4) -82 (-3) -47 (-2) +5 (+0) +51 (+2) -478 (-19)
rain days iconNumber of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) +5 (+16) +4 (+14) +3 (+10) +1 (+3) -2 ( -6) -1 ( -3) -1 ( -3) -2 ( -6) 0 ( 0) -1 ( -3) +1 (+3) +2 (+6)   +9 (+3)
sunshine iconAverage Sunlight Hours/ Day +0h 56' +0h 44' +0h 58' +0h 50' +2h 19' +1h 44' +1h 30' +1h 32' +1h 32' +1h 46' +0h 52' +1h 19'   +1h 20'
daylight iconAverage Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day +0h 15' +0h 09' +0h 01' -0h 06' -0h 13' -0h 17' -0h 15' -0h 09' -0h 01' +0h 06' +0h 13' +0h 17'   0h 00'
sun altitude iconSun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) +2.4 +2.5 +2.4 +2.5 +2.4 +2.4 +2.3 +2.3 +2.3 +2.2 +2.3 +2.4   +2.4
relative humidity iconRelative Humidity (%) -7 -8 -5 -7 -12 -8 -7 -10 -13 -16 -9 -8   -9.2
dewpoint temperature iconAverage Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -9.3 (-17) -9.2 (-17) -6.5 (-12) -5.9 (-11) -5.5 (-10) -3.3 (-6) -2.4 (-4) -3 (-5) -4.6 (-8) -6 (-11) -4.5 (-8) -7.5 (-14) -5.6 (-10)

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