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City Pairings
fair match
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and Djibouti, Djibouti are a fair climate match — 1,858 km (1,155 mi) apart. Abu Dhabi is Köppen zone BWh; Djibouti is BWh.
See Abu Dhabi on the interactive map →Looking outward from Abu Dhabi, the atlas lands on Djibouti in the same hot desert (BWh) zone — a distant place whose seasons still rise and fall with this city's. From Abu Dhabi, the atlas looks only about 1,858 km (1,155 mi) away to Djibouti — a nearby stand-in when you want this climate elsewhere.
For Abu Dhabi, Djibouti is a fair outward match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks. January means differ by 6°C (Djibouti warmer); July by 2°C (Djibouti warmer). Monthly rainfall stays within 1 mm in both January and July.
Sunshine stays close: Djibouti at 10.3 h/day on average versus 10.8 h/day in Abu Dhabi (January 10.7 h / 10 h, July 9.9 h / 11.5 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 20 µg/m³ in Djibouti vs 36 in Abu Dhabi (lower by 16 µg/m³). Humidity: dew point in Djibouti runs about 8°C higher in January (20°C vs 12°C), so the air feels muggier.
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Djibouti, Djibouti is the closest distant match for Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates — scored fair, about 1,858 km (1,155 mi) away.
Abu Dhabi and Djibouti are separated by roughly 1,858 km (1,155 mi) on the great-circle route.
Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.
Yes — both are hot desert (BWh).
Abu Dhabi has a hot desert climate (BWh). January averages a high of 23°C and a low of 14°C with 10 mm of rain; July averages 40°C / 29°C and 0 mm.
Abu Dhabi averages about 10 hours of sunshine a day in January and 11.5 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 21.2 µg/m³ (US AQI 73); July averages 51.1 µg/m³ (US AQI 152).
Other close climate matches for Abu Dhabi: Jeddah (close), Las Vegas (loose), Phoenix (loose).
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