Similar Climates › City Pairings › Addis Ababa ≈ Mexico City
City Pairings
loose match
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Mexico City, Mexico are a loose climate match — 14,421 km (8,961 mi) apart. Addis Ababa is Köppen zone Cwb; Mexico City is Cwb.
See Addis Ababa on the interactive map →Addis Ababa and Mexico City both sit in the subtropical highland (Cwb) zone, so their seasonal arcs line up. They are about 14,421 km (8,961 mi) apart, nearly opposite on the globe, yet Mexico City still tracks Addis Ababa’s January and July.
It is a loose match: useful as a climate analogue for Addis Ababa, though not a perfect copy. July by 3°C (Mexico City warmer); January means differ by 2°C (Mexico City cooler). Rainfall shifts more: Mexico City is 112 mm drier in July.
Sunshine stays close: Mexico City at 10.4 h/day on average versus 9.8 h/day in Addis Ababa (January 10.1 h / 10.9 h, July 10.8 h / 8.7 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 22 µg/m³ in Mexico City vs 16 in Addis Ababa (higher by 6 µg/m³). Dew points differ modestly (January 4°C vs 6°C; July 11°C vs 11°C).
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Mexico City, Mexico is the closest distant match for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — scored loose, about 14,421 km (8,961 mi) away.
Addis Ababa and Mexico City are separated by roughly 14,421 km (8,961 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 subtropical highland (Cwb).
Addis Ababa has a subtropical highland climate (Cwb). January averages a high of 24°C and a low of 8°C with 13 mm of rain; July averages 20°C / 11°C and 280 mm.
Addis Ababa averages about 10.9 hours of sunshine a day in January and 8.7 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 15.5 µg/m³ (US AQI 62); July averages 17.5 µg/m³ (US AQI 66).
Other close climate matches for Addis Ababa: Sucre (loose), Mbabane (loose), Toluca (loose).
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