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fair match
Alice Springs, Australia and El Paso, Texas are a fair climate match — 14,079 km (8,748 mi) apart. Alice Springs is Köppen zone BWh; El Paso is BWh.
See Alice Springs on the interactive map →Alice Springs and El Paso both sit in the hot desert (BWh) zone, so their seasonal arcs line up. Because one city is in the opposite hemisphere, the comparison flips seasons: Alice Springs’ January against El Paso’s July. They are about 14,079 km (8,748 mi) apart, nearly opposite on the globe, yet El Paso still tracks Alice Springs’ January and July.
It is a fair match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks between Alice Springs and El Paso. July by 4°C (El Paso cooler); January means match within half a degree. Monthly rainfall stays within 5 mm in both January and July.
Sunshine stays close: El Paso at 11.0 h/day on average versus 10.6 h/day in Alice Springs (January 12.8 h / 11.3 h, July 9.2 h / 9.9 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 9 µg/m³ in El Paso vs 3 in Alice Springs (higher by 7 µg/m³). Humidity: dew point in El Paso runs about 4°C higher in January (13°C vs 9°C), so the air feels muggier.
January & July · °C and mm
Alice Springs is in the southern hemisphere, so its July lines up with El Paso's January — the bars above pair each city's summer and winter, not the calendar month.
Compare Alice Springs and El Paso month by month on the interactive map →
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On Similar Climates, El Paso, Texas is the closest distant match for Alice Springs, Australia — scored fair, about 14,079 km (8,748 mi) away.
Alice Springs and El Paso are separated by roughly 14,079 km (8,748 mi) on the great-circle route.
No — they sit in opposite hemispheres, so seasons run about six months apart: El Paso’s July pairs with Alice Springs’ January in the comparison.
Yes — both are hot desert (BWh).
Alice Springs has a hot desert climate (BWh). January averages a high of 36°C and a low of 21°C with 40 mm of rain; July averages 20°C / 4°C and 15 mm.
Alice Springs averages about 11.3 hours of sunshine a day in January and 9.9 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 3.8 µg/m³ (US AQI 27); July averages 1.5 µg/m³ (US AQI 23).
Other close climate matches for Alice Springs: Chihuahua (fair), Tamanrasset (loose), Tucson (loose).
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