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City Pairings
close match
Bratislava, Slovakia and Kyiv, Ukraine are a close climate match — 1,004 km (624 mi) apart. Bratislava is Köppen zone Cfb; Kyiv is Dfb.
See Bratislava on the interactive map →Bratislava is classed oceanic (Cfb) while Kyiv is warm-summer continental (Dfb) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still land close enough to pair. They sit only about 1,004 km (624 mi) apart — a short hop on the atlas for a climate match this close.
It is a close match: day-to-day weather in Kyiv should feel familiar if you know Bratislava. January means differ by 4°C (Kyiv cooler); July by 1°C (Kyiv warmer). Monthly rainfall stays within 8 mm in both January and July.
Sunshine stays close: Kyiv at 7.7 h/day on average versus 8.6 h/day in Bratislava (January 2.6 h / 4.6 h, July 12.8 h / 12.6 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (11 µg/m³ in Kyiv, 11 in Bratislava). Humidity: dew point in Kyiv runs about 5°C lower in January (-8°C vs -3°C), so the air feels drier.
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Kyiv, Ukraine is the closest distant match for Bratislava, Slovakia — scored close, about 1,004 km (624 mi) away.
Bratislava and Kyiv are separated by roughly 1,004 km (624 mi) on the great-circle route.
Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.
No — Bratislava is oceanic (Cfb) and Kyiv is warm-summer continental (Dfb), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.
Bratislava has a oceanic climate (Cfb). January averages a high of 3°C and a low of -3°C with 40 mm of rain; July averages 26°C / 15°C and 70 mm.
Bratislava averages about 4.6 hours of sunshine a day in January and 12.6 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 14.6 µg/m³ (US AQI 58); July averages 7.6 µg/m³ (US AQI 45).
Other close climate matches for Bratislava: Milwaukee (fair), Toronto (fair), Detroit (fair).
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