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City Pairings
fair match
Bordeaux, France and Montevideo, Uruguay are a fair climate match — 10,486 km (6,516 mi) apart. Bordeaux is Köppen zone Cfb; Montevideo is Cfa.
See Bordeaux on the interactive map →Bordeaux is classed oceanic (Cfb) while Montevideo is humid subtropical (Cfa) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still land close enough to pair. Because one city is in the opposite hemisphere, the comparison flips seasons: Bordeaux’s January against Montevideo’s July. Roughly 10,486 km (6,516 mi) separates them — far enough that Montevideo feels like another continent, close enough on the climate numbers to stand in for Bordeaux.
It is a fair match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks between Bordeaux and Montevideo. January means differ by 4°C (Montevideo warmer); July by 2°C (Montevideo warmer). Rainfall shifts more: Montevideo is 35 mm wetter in July, and 15 mm drier in January.
Sunshine: Montevideo averages 9.6 hours a day across the two months vs 8.6 in Bordeaux (1.0 h/day more; January 7.1 h vs 5 h, July 12.1 h vs 12.2 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (8 µg/m³ in Montevideo, 10 in Bordeaux). Dew points differ modestly (January 7°C vs 4°C; July 17°C vs 15°C).
January & July · °C and mm
Montevideo is in the southern hemisphere, so its July lines up with Bordeaux's January — the bars above pair each city's summer and winter, not the calendar month.
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On Similar Climates, Montevideo, Uruguay is the closest distant match for Bordeaux, France — scored fair, about 10,486 km (6,516 mi) away.
Bordeaux and Montevideo are separated by roughly 10,486 km (6,516 mi) on the great-circle route.
No — they sit in opposite hemispheres, so seasons run about six months apart: Montevideo’s July pairs with Bordeaux’s January in the comparison.
No — Bordeaux is oceanic (Cfb) and Montevideo is humid subtropical (Cfa), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.
Bordeaux has a oceanic climate (Cfb). January averages a high of 10°C and a low of 3°C with 90 mm of rain; July averages 27°C / 15°C and 50 mm.
Bordeaux averages about 5 hours of sunshine a day in January and 12.2 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 13.3 µg/m³ (US AQI 56); July averages 6 µg/m³ (US AQI 35).
Other close climate matches for Bordeaux: Portland (fair), Melbourne (fair), Seattle (fair).
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