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🇵🇭 Cebu City’s climate twin is 🇵🇷 San Juan, Puerto Rico

very close match

Cebu City, Philippines and San Juan, Puerto Rico are a very close climate match — 16,631 km (10,334 mi) apart. Cebu City is Köppen zone Af; San Juan is Af.

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What to expect

Looking outward from Cebu City, the atlas lands on San Juan in the same tropical rainforest (Af) zone — a distant place whose seasons still rise and fall with this city's. From Cebu City, San Juan is nearly opposite on the globe (16,631 km / 10,334 mi), yet still the place this atlas picks when January and July need a match.

For Cebu City, this is a very close outward match — San Juan is among the tightest distant picks in the atlas. Temperatures stay tight: January means differ by 2°C (San Juan cooler); July within half a degree. Rainfall shifts more: San Juan is 24 mm drier in January, and 20 mm drier in July.

Sunshine: San Juan averages 11.4 hours a day across the two months vs 9.2 in Cebu City (2.2 h/day more; January 10.8 h vs 9.1 h, July 12 h vs 9.3 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (10 µg/m³ in San Juan, 8 in Cebu City). Dew points differ modestly (January 20°C vs 23°C; July 23°C vs 24°C).

January & July climate

January & July · °C and mm

Cebu CitySan Juan
January
Temp
30° / 23°
29° / 21°
Rain
110 mm
86 mm
Dew
23°
20°
PM2.5
7.4 µg/m³
6.4 µg/m³
Sun
9.1 h
10.8 h
July
Temp
31° / 24°
31° / 24°
Rain
155 mm
135 mm
Dew
24°
23°
PM2.5
7.9 µg/m³
13.2 µg/m³
Sun
9.3 h
12.0 h

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Frequently asked questions

What place has a climate like Cebu City?

On Similar Climates, San Juan, Puerto Rico is the closest distant match for Cebu City, Philippines — scored very close, about 16,631 km (10,334 mi) away.

How far is Cebu City from its climate twin?

Cebu City and San Juan are separated by roughly 16,631 km (10,334 mi) on the great-circle route.

Do Cebu City and San Juan 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 Cebu City and San Juan share a Köppen climate zone?

Yes — both are tropical rainforest (Af).

What is the climate like in Cebu City?

Cebu City has a tropical rainforest climate (Af). January averages a high of 30°C and a low of 23°C with 110 mm of rain; July averages 31°C / 24°C and 155 mm.

How sunny is Cebu City?

Cebu City averages about 9.1 hours of sunshine a day in January and 9.3 hours in July.

What is the air quality like in Cebu City?

January PM2.5 averages about 7.4 µg/m³ (US AQI 41); July averages 7.9 µg/m³ (US AQI 40).

Other close climate matches for Cebu City: Nuku'alofa (close), Fortaleza (close), Bridgetown (close).

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