COMPARE CITIES (Beta)

Basel and Edinburgh are 744.5 miles away from each other. Basel (GMT+2) is currently 1 hour ahead of Edinburgh (GMT+1). Basel and Edinburgh both have a marine west coast climate (K�ppen climate classification: Cfb).

Basel is slightly warmer than than Edinburgh. On average, Basel is 49.3°F while Edinburgh is 48.3°F, a difference of 1°F. Basel and Edinburgh both are warmest in July, when the average high temperature is 75.4°F in Basel and 66.6°F in Edinburgh. Basel and Edinburgh both are coolest in January, when the average low temperature is 28.6°F in Basel and 34.0°F in Edinburgh.

Basel has more precipitation than Edinburgh. On average, Basel has 30.6 in. of precipitation while Edinburgh has 26.1 in., a difference of 4.5 inches. Edinburgh averages 292.0 days of precipitation every year, while Basel averages 111.3 days of rain per year. So, Edinburgh gets an average of 180.7 days more of precipitation than Basel every year.

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Average Relative Humidity ( Percent )
City	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Basel	82.3	78.4	73.4	71.0	72.6	71.8	70.6	73.8	78.1	81.7	82.2	82.4	76.5
Edinburgh	83.0	81.0	78.0	75.0	75.0	78.0	78.0	78.0	79.0	83.0	82.0	85.0	80.0

Average Number of Days With Precipitation ( Days )
City	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Basel	10.1	9.4	10.8	11.3	12.6	10.9	9.5	10.3	8.3	8.4	10.0	9.8	111.3
Edinburgh	28.0	23.0	26.0	23.0	25.0	24.0	22.0	25.0	23.0	24.0	25.0	24.0	292.0

Average Precipitation ( in )
City	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Basel	2.0	1.9	2.0	2.5	3.3	3.4	3.1	3.4	2.4	2.0	2.3	2.1	30.6
Edinburgh	2.2	1.6	1.9	1.5	2.0	2.0	2.5	2.7	2.5	2.4	2.5	2.4	26.1

Average High Temperature ( �F )
City	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Basel	38.3	42.6	50.0	57.4	65.1	71.1	75.4	74.1	68.5	58.6	46.8	39.9	57.4
Edinburgh	43.9	44.6	48.2	52.9	58.3	63.0	66.6	66.4	61.9	55.2	48.6	43.9	54.5

Average Low Temperature ( �F )
City	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Basel	28.6	30.7	35.1	39.9	46.6	52.0	55.4	55.0	50.7	43.9	35.6	30.6	42.1
Edinburgh	34.0	34.3	36.7	39.4	43.7	48.4	51.6	51.4	48.6	43.2	38.5	34.0	42.1

Average Temperature ( �F )
City	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Basel	33.6	36.3	42.1	48.4	55.6	61.3	65.3	63.9	58.6	50.2	40.8	35.2	49.3
Edinburgh	38.9	39.5	42.4	46.1	51.0	55.7	59.1	58.9	55.2	49.2	43.5	38.9	48.3

Average Daily Sunshine ( Hours )
City	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Basel	11.0	11.0	11.0	10.0	10.0	9.0	4.0	4.0	8.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	9.3
Edinburgh	45.5	69.6	106.9	136.3	188.3	154.1	170.7	149.0	125.5	96.1	65.2	35.3	1342.7

Average Length of Day ( Hours )
City	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Basel	9.5	10.8	12.5	14.2	15.8	16.6	16.1	14.7	13.0	11.3	9.9	9.1	12.8
Edinburgh	8.5	10.3	12.5	15.0	17.2	18.5	17.8	15.7	13.3	11.0	8.9	7.9	13.1

Average Number of Days With Fog ( Days )
City	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Basel	9.0	8.0	5.0	4.0	4.0	3.0	2.0	5.0	9.0	13.0	11.0	8.0	81.0
Edinburgh	1.0	2.0	4.0	2.0	3.0	5.0	3.0	2.0	3.0	2.0	2.0	3.0	32.0

Average Wind Speed ( mph )
City	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Basel	6.7	6.5	6.3	5.6	5.1	5.1	4.9	4.5	4.5	4.7	5.6	6.5	5.6
Edinburgh	11.4	11.7	11.4	9.6	9.0	8.4	7.8	8.3	9.1	9.4	9.9	10.4	9.7

Growing Degree Days ( Days )
City	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Basel					181.4	346.5	477.4	451.1	288.0	38.8			1783.2
Edinburgh						150.0	263.5	248.0	105.0				766.5

Heating Degree Days ( Days )
City	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Basel	978.1	800.9	696.0	490.5	283.7	103.5		14.0	162.0	426.3	714.0	922.3	5591.3
Edinburgh	837.0	734.5	728.5	615.0	465.0	300.0	201.5	217.0	345.0	527.0	675.0	790.5	6436.0

Average Number of Days With Frost ( Days )
City	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Basel	18.8	14.5	9.4	2.5	0.2					1.0	8.1	16.5	52.2
Edinburgh	11.5	10.9	7.5	3.8	0.9				0.3	2.3	7.0	12.3	56.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse ( kWh/m2 )
City	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Basel	0.7	1.1	1.6	2.1	2.5	2.7	2.6	2.3	1.7	1.1	0.7	0.6	1.6
Edinburgh	0.4	0.7	1.3	2.0	2.6	2.7	2.6	2.2	1.5	0.9	0.5	0.3	1.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct ( kWh/m2 )
City	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Basel	1.7	2.5	3.0	3.6	4.2	4.4	4.6	4.2	3.3	2.3	1.5	1.3	3.0
Edinburgh	0.9	1.7	2.0	2.6	3.7	3.5	3.2	2.9	2.4	1.7	1.0	0.8	2.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global ( kWh/m2 )
City	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Basel	1.1	1.9	2.9	4.0	5.0	5.3	5.4	4.7	3.3	2.0	1.2	0.9	3.1
Edinburgh	0.5	1.2	2.1	3.2	4.5	4.6	4.3	3.6	2.5	1.4	0.7	0.4	2.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected ( kWh/m2 )
City	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Basel	1.8	2.8	3.5	4.1	4.6	4.6	4.8	4.6	3.8	2.6	1.8	1.5	3.4
Edinburgh	1.0	1.9	2.5	3.3	4.1	4.0	3.8	3.5	2.9	2.0	1.2	0.9	2.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse ( kWh/m2 )
City	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Basel	0.8	1.3	1.8	2.1	2.5	2.7	2.6	2.3	1.9	1.3	0.9	0.7	1.7
Edinburgh	0.4	0.9	1.5	2.1	2.6	2.8	2.6	2.2	1.6	1.0	0.5	0.3	1.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct ( kWh/m2 )
City	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Basel	2.2	3.5	4.4	4.9	6.8	5.9	5.8	5.6	5.3	3.2	2.2	1.7	4.3
Edinburgh	1.2	2.2	3.2	3.9	4.9	5.5	5.2	5.0	3.4	2.6	1.4	1.0	3.3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global ( kWh/m2 )
City	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Basel	1.1	1.9	2.9	4.0	5.0	5.3	5.4	4.7	3.3	2.0	1.2	0.9	3.1
Edinburgh	0.5	1.2	2.1	3.2	4.5	4.6	4.3	3.6	2.5	1.4	0.7	0.4	2.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected ( kWh/m2 )
City	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Basel	2.4	3.9	4.7	5.0	6.0	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	3.4	2.5	1.9	4.3
Edinburgh	1.3	2.4	3.6	4.2	4.8	5.0	4.8	4.8	3.7	2.8	1.5	1.1	3.3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse ( kWh/m2 )
City	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Basel	0.6	0.9	1.5	1.9	2.5	2.6	2.5	2.2	1.5	0.9	0.6	0.5	1.5
Edinburgh	0.3	0.6	1.2	1.9	2.5	2.6	2.5	2.1	1.4	0.7	0.4	0.3	1.4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct ( kWh/m2 )
City	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Basel	1.2	1.6	1.7	1.6	2.7	2.6	3.4	3.1	1.6	1.4	0.9	0.8	1.9
Edinburgh	0.6	0.8	1.5	1.9	2.3	2.3	1.9	2.1	1.7	1.0	0.6	0.6	1.4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global ( kWh/m2 )
City	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Basel	1.0	1.5	2.2	2.8	4.1	4.1	4.6	4.0	2.3	1.4	0.9	0.7	2.5
Edinburgh	0.4	0.8	1.8	2.8	3.7	3.9	3.5	3.2	2.1	1.0	0.5	0.3	2.0

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected ( kWh/m2 )
City	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Basel	1.5	2.0	2.4	2.7	3.7	3.6	4.1	3.9	2.4	1.8	1.2	1.0	2.5
Edinburgh	0.8	1.1	2.1	2.8	3.3	3.4	3.0	3.0	2.3	1.3	0.8	0.7	2.0