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🇨🇴 Bogotá’s climate twin is 🇰🇪 Nairobi, Kenya

fair match

Bogotá, Colombia and Nairobi, Kenya are a fair climate match — 12,335 km (7,665 mi) apart. Bogotá is Köppen zone Cfb; Nairobi is Cfb.

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What to expect

Looking outward from Bogotá, the atlas lands on Nairobi in the same oceanic (Cfb) zone — a distant place whose seasons still rise and fall with this city's. Bogotá looks across roughly 12,335 km (7,665 mi) to Nairobi: a distant mirror when you want this climate on the other side of the map.

For Bogotá, Nairobi is a fair outward match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks. January means differ by 6°C (Nairobi warmer); July by 2°C (Nairobi warmer). Rainfall shifts more: Nairobi is 35 mm drier in July.

Sunshine: Nairobi averages 9.7 hours a day across the two months vs 10.7 in Bogotá (1.0 h/day less; January 11.1 h vs 11 h, July 8.3 h vs 10.4 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 18 µg/m³ in Nairobi vs 12 in Bogotá (higher by 6 µg/m³). Dew points differ modestly (January 12°C vs 9°C; July 11°C vs 8°C).

January & July climate

January & July · °C and mm

BogotáNairobi
January
Temp
20° / 8°
26° / 13°
Rain
50 mm
50 mm
Dew
9°
12°
PM2.5
15.6 µg/m³
14.7 µg/m³
Sun
11.0 h
11.1 h
July
Temp
19° / 9°
22° / 11°
Rain
50 mm
15 mm
Dew
8°
11°
PM2.5
8.1 µg/m³
21.9 µg/m³
Sun
10.4 h
8.3 h

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Frequently asked questions

What place has a climate like Bogotá?

On Similar Climates, Nairobi, Kenya is the closest distant match for Bogotá, Colombia — scored fair, about 12,335 km (7,665 mi) away.

How far is Bogotá from its climate twin?

Bogotá and Nairobi are separated by roughly 12,335 km (7,665 mi) on the great-circle route.

Do Bogotá and Nairobi 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 Bogotá and Nairobi share a Köppen climate zone?

Yes — both are oceanic (Cfb).

What is the climate like in Bogotá?

Bogotá has a oceanic climate (Cfb). January averages a high of 20°C and a low of 8°C with 50 mm of rain; July averages 19°C / 9°C and 50 mm.

How sunny is Bogotá?

Bogotá averages about 11 hours of sunshine a day in January and 10.4 hours in July.

What is the air quality like in Bogotá?

January PM2.5 averages about 15.6 µg/m³ (US AQI 62); July averages 8.1 µg/m³ (US AQI 42).

Other close climate matches for Bogotá: Invercargill (loose), Christchurch (loose), Hobart (loose).

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