Similar Climates › City Pairings › Asmara ≈ Mexico City
City Pairings
fair match
Asmara, Eritrea and Mexico City, Mexico are a fair climate match — 14,016 km (8,709 mi) apart. Asmara is Köppen zone Cfb; Mexico City is Cwb.
See Asmara on the interactive map →Looking outward from Asmara (oceanic, Cfb), the closest distant match is Mexico City (subtropical highland, Cwb) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still line up closely enough. From Asmara, Mexico City is nearly opposite on the globe (14,016 km / 8,709 mi), yet still the place this atlas picks when January and July need a match.
For Asmara, Mexico City is a fair outward match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks. Temperatures stay tight: January means differ by 0°C (Mexico City cooler); July by 1°C (Mexico City warmer). Monthly rainfall stays within 8 mm in both January and July.
Sunshine stays close: Mexico City at 10.4 h/day on average versus 10.4 h/day in Asmara (January 10.1 h / 10.9 h, July 10.8 h / 9.9 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 22 µg/m³ in Mexico City vs 13 in Asmara (higher by 9 µg/m³). Humidity: dew point in Mexico City runs about 4°C lower in January (4°C vs 8°C), so the air feels drier.
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Mexico City, Mexico is the closest distant match for Asmara, Eritrea — scored fair, about 14,016 km (8,709 mi) away.
Asmara and Mexico City are separated by roughly 14,016 km (8,709 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 — Asmara is oceanic (Cfb) and Mexico City is subtropical highland (Cwb), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.
Asmara has a oceanic climate (Cfb). January averages a high of 23°C and a low of 6°C with 1 mm of rain; July averages 22°C / 13°C and 175 mm.
Asmara averages about 10.9 hours of sunshine a day in January and 9.9 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 10.6 µg/m³ (US AQI 49); July averages 14.6 µg/m³ (US AQI 60).
Other close climate matches for Asmara: Sucre (fair), Puebla (loose), Huambo (loose).
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