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City Pairings
close match
Berlin, Germany and Lyon, France are a close climate match — 975 km (606 mi) apart. Berlin is Köppen zone Cfb; Lyon is Cfb.
See Berlin on the interactive map →Berlin and Lyon both sit in the oceanic (Cfb) zone, so their seasonal arcs line up. They sit only about 975 km (606 mi) apart — a short hop on the atlas for a climate match this close.
It is a close match: day-to-day weather in Lyon should feel familiar if you know Berlin. January means differ by 3°C (Lyon warmer); July by 2°C (Lyon warmer).
Sunshine: Lyon averages 8.8 hours a day across the two months vs 7.5 in Berlin (1.3 h/day more; January 4.7 h vs 3 h, July 13 h vs 12 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (12 µg/m³ in Lyon, 8 in Berlin). Dew points differ modestly (January 1°C vs -2°C; July 14°C vs 12°C).
January & July · °C and mm
Compare Berlin and Lyon month by month on the interactive map →
See Lyon's climate twin on its own page.
On Similar Climates, Lyon, France is the closest distant match for Berlin, Germany — scored close, about 975 km (606 mi) away.
Berlin and Lyon are separated by roughly 975 km (606 mi) on the great-circle route.
Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.
Yes — both are oceanic (Cfb).
Berlin has a oceanic climate (Cfb). January averages a high of 3°C and a low of -2°C with 42 mm of rain; July averages 25°C / 14°C and 70 mm.
Berlin averages about 3 hours of sunshine a day in January and 12 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 9.6 µg/m³ (US AQI 46); July averages 6.4 µg/m³ (US AQI 39).
Other close climate matches for Berlin: London (close), Geneva (close), Kyiv (close).
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