Similar Climates › City Pairings › Bukavu ≈ Goroka
City Pairings
fair match
Bukavu, DR Congo and Goroka, Papua New Guinea are a fair climate match — 12,905 km (8,019 mi) apart. Bukavu is Köppen zone Cwb; Goroka is Af.
See Bukavu on the interactive map →Bukavu is classed subtropical highland (Cwb) while Goroka is tropical rainforest (Af) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still land close enough to pair. Roughly 12,905 km (8,019 mi) separates them — far enough that Goroka feels like another continent, close enough on the climate numbers to stand in for Bukavu.
It is a fair match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks between Bukavu and Goroka. Temperatures stay tight: January means differ by 0°C (Goroka warmer); July by 0°C (Goroka warmer). Rainfall shifts more: Goroka is 70 mm wetter in January, and 40 mm wetter in July.
Sunshine: Goroka averages 8.4 hours a day across the two months vs 10.6 in Bukavu (2.2 h/day less; January 7.7 h vs 10.1 h, July 9.2 h vs 11.2 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 5 µg/m³ in Goroka vs 22 in Bukavu (lower by 17 µg/m³).
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Goroka, Papua New Guinea is the closest distant match for Bukavu, DR Congo — scored fair, about 12,905 km (8,019 mi) away.
Bukavu and Goroka are separated by roughly 12,905 km (8,019 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 — Bukavu is subtropical highland (Cwb) and Goroka is tropical rainforest (Af), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.
Bukavu has a subtropical highland climate (Cwb). January averages a high of 25°C and a low of 15°C with 150 mm of rain; July averages 25°C / 14°C and 20 mm.
Bukavu averages about 10.1 hours of sunshine a day in January and 11.2 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 21.7 µg/m³ (US AQI 74); July averages 23.2 µg/m³ (US AQI 76).
Other close climate matches for Bukavu: Porto (loose), Cape Town (fair), Bandung (loose).
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