Similar Climates › City Pairings › Canberra ≈ Sarajevo
City Pairings
fair match
Canberra, Australia and Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina are a fair climate match — 15,754 km (9,789 mi) apart. Canberra is Köppen zone Cfb; Sarajevo is Cfb.
See Canberra on the interactive map →Canberra and Sarajevo both sit in the oceanic (Cfb) zone, so their seasonal arcs line up. Because one city is in the opposite hemisphere, the comparison flips seasons: Canberra’s January against Sarajevo’s July. They are about 15,754 km (9,789 mi) apart, nearly opposite on the globe, yet Sarajevo still tracks Canberra’s January and July.
It is a fair match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks between Canberra and Sarajevo. July by 6°C (Sarajevo cooler); January means differ by 0°C (Sarajevo cooler). Rainfall shifts more: Sarajevo is 20 mm wetter in July.
Sunshine stays close: Sarajevo at 9.1 h/day on average versus 9.7 h/day in Canberra (January 12.8 h / 11.4 h, July 5.4 h / 7.9 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 24 µg/m³ in Sarajevo vs 4 in Canberra (higher by 20 µg/m³). Humidity: dew point in Sarajevo runs about 7°C lower in July (-4°C vs 3°C), so the air feels drier.
January & July · °C and mm
Canberra is in the southern hemisphere, so its July lines up with Sarajevo's January — the bars above pair each city's summer and winter, not the calendar month.
Compare Canberra and Sarajevo month by month on the interactive map →
See Sarajevo's climate twin on its own page.
On Similar Climates, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina is the closest distant match for Canberra, Australia — scored fair, about 15,754 km (9,789 mi) away.
Canberra and Sarajevo are separated by roughly 15,754 km (9,789 mi) on the great-circle route.
No — they sit in opposite hemispheres, so seasons run about six months apart: Sarajevo’s July pairs with Canberra’s January in the comparison.
Yes — both are oceanic (Cfb).
Canberra has a oceanic climate (Cfb). January averages a high of 27°C and a low of 13°C with 70 mm of rain; July averages 11°C / 0°C and 55 mm.
Canberra averages about 11.4 hours of sunshine a day in January and 7.9 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 4.6 µg/m³ (US AQI 28); July averages 3.3 µg/m³ (US AQI 24).
Other close climate matches for Canberra: Sofia (loose), Concord (loose), Pristina (loose).
All oceanic (Cfb) cities on Similar Climates →
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