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🇧🇿 Belmopan’s climate twin is 🇮🇩 Medan, Indonesia

close match

Belmopan, Belize and Medan, Indonesia are a close climate match — 17,560 km (10,911 mi) apart. Belmopan is Köppen zone Am; Medan is Af.

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What to expect

Looking outward from Belmopan (tropical monsoon, Am), the closest distant match is Medan (tropical rainforest, Af) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still line up closely enough. From Belmopan, Medan is nearly opposite on the globe (17,560 km / 10,911 mi), yet still the place this atlas picks when January and July need a match.

For Belmopan, Medan is a close outward match: weather there should feel familiar if you know this city. January means differ by 2°C (Medan warmer); July by 0°C (Medan cooler). Rainfall shifts more: Medan is 15 mm wetter in January.

Sunshine stays close: Medan at 8.9 h/day on average versus 9.8 h/day in Belmopan (January 8.5 h / 9.1 h, July 9.3 h / 10.6 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 29 µg/m³ in Medan vs 8 in Belmopan (higher by 20 µg/m³). Dew points differ modestly (January 23°C vs 20°C; July 23°C vs 23°C).

January & July climate

January & July · °C and mm

BelmopanMedan
January
Temp
28° / 19°
31° / 21°
Rain
110 mm
125 mm
Dew
20°
23°
PM2.5
5.7 µg/m³
24.7 µg/m³
Sun
9.1 h
8.5 h
July
Temp
32° / 23°
32° / 22°
Rain
175 mm
175 mm
Dew
23°
23°
PM2.5
10.8 µg/m³
32.4 µg/m³
Sun
10.6 h
9.3 h

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Frequently asked questions

What place has a climate like Belmopan?

On Similar Climates, Medan, Indonesia is the closest distant match for Belmopan, Belize — scored close, about 17,560 km (10,911 mi) away.

How far is Belmopan from its climate twin?

Belmopan and Medan are separated by roughly 17,560 km (10,911 mi) on the great-circle route.

Do Belmopan and Medan have their seasons at the same time?

Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.

Do Belmopan and Medan share a Köppen climate zone?

No — Belmopan is tropical monsoon (Am) and Medan is tropical rainforest (Af), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.

What is the climate like in Belmopan?

Belmopan has a tropical monsoon climate (Am). January averages a high of 28°C and a low of 19°C with 110 mm of rain; July averages 32°C / 23°C and 175 mm.

How sunny is Belmopan?

Belmopan averages about 9.1 hours of sunshine a day in January and 10.6 hours in July.

What is the air quality like in Belmopan?

January PM2.5 averages about 5.7 µg/m³ (US AQI 32); July averages 10.8 µg/m³ (US AQI 49).

Other close climate matches for Belmopan: Port of Spain (fair), Kuala Lumpur (fair), San Juan (fair).

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