Current estimates suggest that the average duration for a complete reversal of the Earth's magnetic field spans thousands of years. However, it is important to note that this estimate is uncertain and lacks a universally accepted precise value. The uncertainties arise due to the limitations and ambiguities inherent in paleomagnetic data and records, which serve as the basis for understanding geomagnetic reversals. Nevertheless, a study by Clement (
2004) sheds further light on this subject. By analyzing 30 carefully selected records from the past four geomagnetic field reversals, Clement (
2004) determined that the average transition time for the field to shift from one polarity to another is approximately 7,000 years. Interestingly, these reversals tended to occur faster at lower latitudes than at mid-to-high latitudes. The individual duration of these reversals exhibited a wide range, spanning from 2,000 to 12,000 years thus suggesting the significant influence of the non-dipole field in shaping the geomagnetic reversal phenomenon. Therefore, our analysis, resulting in an average reversal duration of approximately 5,000 years, is closely aligned with the findings reported by Clement (
2004). However, it is important to underline that our analysis is based on the direction of the dipole and, thus, the duration of polarity reversal based on directions is bound to be different than a duration based on intensity. Particularly, the estimated transition time from inclination is shorter than that evaluated in terms of amplitude. Thus, our estimation of approximately 5,000 years is only specific to the definition based on directions.