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🇮🇳 Bengaluru’s climate twin is 🇬🇭 Kumasi, Ghana

fair match

Bengaluru, India and Kumasi, Ghana are a fair climate match — 8,677 km (5,392 mi) apart. Bengaluru is Köppen zone Aw; Kumasi is Aw.

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What to expect

Looking outward from Bengaluru, the atlas lands on Kumasi in the same tropical savanna (Aw) zone — a distant place whose seasons still rise and fall with this city's. Bengaluru looks across roughly 8,677 km (5,392 mi) to Kumasi: a distant mirror when you want this climate on the other side of the map.

For Bengaluru, Kumasi is a fair outward match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks. January means differ by 5°C (Kumasi warmer); July by 1°C (Kumasi warmer). Rainfall shifts more: Kumasi is 15 mm wetter in July.

Sunshine stays close: Kumasi at 8.8 h/day on average versus 8.8 h/day in Bengaluru (January 10 h / 10.4 h, July 7.7 h / 7.3 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 28 µg/m³ in Kumasi vs 17 in Bengaluru (higher by 11 µg/m³). Humidity: dew point in Kumasi runs about 4°C higher in January (19°C vs 15°C), so the air feels muggier.

January & July climate

January & July · °C and mm

BengaluruKumasi
January
Temp
27° / 16°
32° / 21°
Rain
2 mm
15 mm
Dew
15°
19°
PM2.5
28.7 µg/m³
47.6 µg/m³
Sun
10.4 h
10.0 h
July
Temp
27° / 20°
28° / 21°
Rain
110 mm
125 mm
Dew
21°
22°
PM2.5
5.1 µg/m³
9 µg/m³
Sun
7.3 h
7.7 h

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Frequently asked questions

What place has a climate like Bengaluru?

On Similar Climates, Kumasi, Ghana is the closest distant match for Bengaluru, India — scored fair, about 8,677 km (5,392 mi) away.

How far is Bengaluru from its climate twin?

Bengaluru and Kumasi are separated by roughly 8,677 km (5,392 mi) on the great-circle route.

Do Bengaluru and Kumasi 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 Bengaluru and Kumasi share a Köppen climate zone?

Yes — both are tropical savanna (Aw).

What is the climate like in Bengaluru?

Bengaluru has a tropical savanna climate (Aw). January averages a high of 27°C and a low of 16°C with 2 mm of rain; July averages 27°C / 20°C and 110 mm.

How sunny is Bengaluru?

Bengaluru averages about 10.4 hours of sunshine a day in January and 7.3 hours in July.

What is the air quality like in Bengaluru?

January PM2.5 averages about 28.7 µg/m³ (US AQI 88); July averages 5.1 µg/m³ (US AQI 29).

Other close climate matches for Bengaluru: Ibadan (fair), Yaoundé (fair), Yamoussoukro (loose).

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