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🇦🇺 Brisbane’s climate twin is 🇿🇦 Durban, South Africa

close match

Brisbane, Australia and Durban, South Africa are a close climate match — 11,148 km (6,927 mi) apart. Brisbane is Köppen zone Cfa; Durban is Cfa.

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What to expect

Looking outward from Brisbane, the atlas lands on Durban in the same humid subtropical (Cfa) zone — a distant place whose seasons still rise and fall with this city's. Brisbane looks across roughly 11,148 km (6,927 mi) to Durban: a distant mirror when you want this climate on the other side of the map.

For Brisbane, Durban is a close outward match: weather there should feel familiar if you know this city. Temperatures stay tight: January means differ by 1°C (Durban cooler); July by 1°C (Durban warmer). Rainfall shifts more: Durban is 24 mm drier in January.

Sunshine stays close: Durban at 10.2 h/day on average versus 10.2 h/day in Brisbane (January 11 h / 11.4 h, July 9.3 h / 8.9 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 15 µg/m³ in Durban vs 8 in Brisbane (higher by 7 µg/m³). Dew points differ modestly (January 21°C vs 20°C; July 11°C vs 8°C).

January & July climate

January & July · °C and mm

BrisbaneDurban
January
Temp
30° / 21°
28° / 21°
Rain
159 mm
135 mm
Dew
20°
21°
PM2.5
8.2 µg/m³
13.1 µg/m³
Sun
11.4 h
11.0 h
July
Temp
22° / 10°
23° / 11°
Rain
25 mm
28 mm
Dew
8°
11°
PM2.5
7.7 µg/m³
16.1 µg/m³
Sun
8.9 h
9.3 h

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Frequently asked questions

What place has a climate like Brisbane?

On Similar Climates, Durban, South Africa is the closest distant match for Brisbane, Australia — scored close, about 11,148 km (6,927 mi) away.

How far is Brisbane from its climate twin?

Brisbane and Durban are separated by roughly 11,148 km (6,927 mi) on the great-circle route.

Do Brisbane and Durban 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 Brisbane and Durban share a Köppen climate zone?

Yes — both are humid subtropical (Cfa).

What is the climate like in Brisbane?

Brisbane has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). January averages a high of 30°C and a low of 21°C with 159 mm of rain; July averages 22°C / 10°C and 25 mm.

How sunny is Brisbane?

Brisbane averages about 11.4 hours of sunshine a day in January and 8.9 hours in July.

What is the air quality like in Brisbane?

January PM2.5 averages about 8.2 µg/m³ (US AQI 44); July averages 7.7 µg/m³ (US AQI 40).

Other close climate matches for Brisbane: Santa Cruz de la Sierra (close), Campo Grande (close), Maputo (close).

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