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City Pairings
close match
Alexandria, Egypt and Almería, Spain are a close climate match — 3,034 km (1,885 mi) apart. Alexandria is Köppen zone BWh; Almería is BSh.
See Alexandria on the interactive map →Looking outward from Alexandria (hot desert, BWh), the closest distant match is Almería (hot steppe, BSh) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still line up closely enough. From Alexandria's point of view, Almería sits about 3,034 km (1,885 mi) out — far enough to feel like another place, close enough on the numbers to stand in.
For Alexandria, Almería is a close outward match: weather there should feel familiar if you know this city. Temperatures stay tight: January means differ by 1°C (Almería cooler); July within half a degree. Rainfall shifts more: Almería is 26 mm drier in January.
Sunshine stays close: Almería at 11.1 h/day on average versus 11.3 h/day in Alexandria (January 8.7 h / 9.1 h, July 13.5 h / 13.6 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (10 µg/m³ in Almería, 15 in Alexandria). Dew points differ modestly (January 7°C vs 8°C; July 18°C vs 21°C).
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Almería, Spain is the closest distant match for Alexandria, Egypt — scored close, about 3,034 km (1,885 mi) away.
Alexandria and Almería are separated by roughly 3,034 km (1,885 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 — Alexandria is hot desert (BWh) and Almería is hot steppe (BSh), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.
Alexandria has a hot desert climate (BWh). January averages a high of 18°C and a low of 9°C with 50 mm of rain; July averages 30°C / 22°C and 0 mm.
Alexandria averages about 9.1 hours of sunshine a day in January and 13.6 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 14.5 µg/m³ (US AQI 59); July averages 15.1 µg/m³ (US AQI 62).
Other close climate matches for Alexandria: Tripoli (very close), Algiers (close), Oran (fair).
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