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City Pairings
fair match
Đà Lạt, Vietnam and San José, Costa Rica are a fair climate match — 17,216 km (10,698 mi) apart. Đà Lạt is Köppen zone Cwb; San José is Af.
See Đà Lạt on the interactive map →Đà Lạt is classed subtropical highland (Cwb) while San José is tropical rainforest (Af) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still land close enough to pair. They are about 17,216 km (10,698 mi) apart, nearly opposite on the globe, yet San José still tracks Đà Lạt’s January and July.
It is a fair match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks between Đà Lạt and San José. January means differ by 3°C (San José warmer); July by 0°C (San José warmer). Monthly rainfall stays within 4 mm in both January and July.
Sunshine stays close: San José at 9.5 h/day on average versus 9.7 h/day in Đà Lạt (January 10.7 h / 10.4 h, July 8.3 h / 8.9 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (7 µg/m³ in San José, 6 in Đà Lạt). Humidity: dew point in San José runs about 5°C higher in January (17°C vs 12°C), so the air feels muggier.
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, San José, Costa Rica is the closest distant match for Đà Lạt, Vietnam — scored fair, about 17,216 km (10,698 mi) away.
Đà Lạt and San José are separated by roughly 17,216 km (10,698 mi) on the great-circle route.
Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.
No — Đà Lạt is subtropical highland (Cwb) and San José is tropical rainforest (Af), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.
Đà Lạt has a subtropical highland climate (Cwb). January averages a high of 23°C and a low of 12°C with 10 mm of rain; July averages 24°C / 17°C and 220 mm.
Đà Lạt averages about 10.4 hours of sunshine a day in January and 8.9 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 5.7 µg/m³ (US AQI 37); July averages 6.7 µg/m³ (US AQI 36).
Other close climate matches for Đà Lạt: Brasília (fair), Guatemala City (fair), Antananarivo (loose).
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