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fair match
Accra, Ghana and Mombasa, Kenya are a fair climate match — 4,554 km (2,830 mi) apart. Accra is Köppen zone Aw; Mombasa is As.
See Accra on the interactive map →Accra is classed tropical savanna (Aw) while Mombasa is tropical savanna, dry summer (As) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still land close enough to pair. They are about 4,554 km (2,830 mi) apart, so Mombasa is a reachable stand-in when you want Accra’s weather elsewhere.
It is a fair match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks between Accra and Mombasa. Temperatures stay tight: January means differ by 1°C (Mombasa warmer); July by 0°C (Mombasa cooler). Rainfall shifts more: Mombasa is 26 mm wetter in July.
Sunshine stays close: Mombasa at 10.9 h/day on average versus 10.3 h/day in Accra (January 11.3 h / 10.4 h, July 10.6 h / 10.2 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 11 µg/m³ in Mombasa vs 24 in Accra (lower by 13 µg/m³). Dew points differ modestly (January 23°C vs 23°C; July 20°C vs 23°C).
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Mombasa, Kenya is the closest distant match for Accra, Ghana — scored fair, about 4,554 km (2,830 mi) away.
Accra and Mombasa are separated by roughly 4,554 km (2,830 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 — Accra is tropical savanna (Aw) and Mombasa is tropical savanna, dry summer (As), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.
Accra has a tropical savanna climate (Aw). January averages a high of 31°C and a low of 23°C with 15 mm of rain; July averages 27°C / 23°C and 50 mm.
Accra averages about 10.4 hours of sunshine a day in January and 10.2 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 37.3 µg/m³ (US AQI 103); July averages 10.3 µg/m³ (US AQI 51).
Other close climate matches for Accra: Cartagena (loose), Dakar (loose), Praia (loose).
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