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fair match
Arusha, Tanzania and Quito, Ecuador are a fair climate match — 12,804 km (7,956 mi) apart. Arusha is Köppen zone Cwa; Quito is Cfc.
See Arusha on the interactive map →Looking outward from Arusha (dry-winter subtropical, Cwa), the closest distant match is Quito (subpolar oceanic, Cfc) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still line up closely enough. Arusha looks across roughly 12,804 km (7,956 mi) to Quito: a distant mirror when you want this climate on the other side of the map.
For Arusha, Quito is a fair outward match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks. January means differ by 6°C (Quito cooler); July by 2°C (Quito cooler). Rainfall shifts more: Quito is 30 mm wetter in January, and 15 mm wetter in July.
Sunshine stays close: Quito at 10.3 h/day on average versus 10.4 h/day in Arusha (January 9.9 h / 11 h, July 10.7 h / 9.8 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (7 µg/m³ in Quito, 10 in Arusha). Humidity: dew point in Quito runs about 8°C lower in January (7°C vs 15°C), so the air feels drier.
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Quito, Ecuador is the closest distant match for Arusha, Tanzania — scored fair, about 12,804 km (7,956 mi) away.
Arusha and Quito are separated by roughly 12,804 km (7,956 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 — Arusha is dry-winter subtropical (Cwa) and Quito is subpolar oceanic (Cfc), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.
Arusha has a dry-winter subtropical climate (Cwa). January averages a high of 28°C and a low of 15°C with 80 mm of rain; July averages 24°C / 12°C and 5 mm.
Arusha averages about 11 hours of sunshine a day in January and 9.8 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 10.6 µg/m³ (US AQI 52); July averages 10.4 µg/m³ (US AQI 50).
Other close climate matches for Arusha: Cape Town (loose), Tijuana (loose), Los Angeles (loose).
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