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🇨🇦 Charlottetown’s climate twin is 🇫🇮 Helsinki, Finland

loose match

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada and Helsinki, Finland are a loose climate match — 5,599 km (3,479 mi) apart. Charlottetown is Köppen zone Dfb; Helsinki is Dfb.

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What to expect

Charlottetown and Helsinki both sit in the warm-summer continental (Dfb) zone, so their seasonal arcs line up. They are about 5,599 km (3,479 mi) apart, so Helsinki is a reachable stand-in when you want Charlottetown’s weather elsewhere.

It is a loose match: useful as a climate analogue for Charlottetown, though not a perfect copy. January means differ by 2°C (Helsinki warmer); July by 0°C (Helsinki cooler). Rainfall shifts more: Helsinki is 53 mm drier in January, and 19 mm drier in July.

Sunshine stays close: Helsinki at 7.4 h/day on average versus 7.5 h/day in Charlottetown (January 1.4 h / 4.1 h, July 13.3 h / 11 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (5 µg/m³ in Helsinki, 6 in Charlottetown). Dew points differ modestly (January -6°C vs -9°C; July 12°C vs 14°C).

January & July climate

January & July · °C and mm

CharlottetownHelsinki
January
Temp
-3° / -12°
-2° / -8°
Rain
105 mm
52 mm
Dew
-9°
-6°
PM2.5
3.3 µg/m³
4.8 µg/m³
Sun
4.1 h
1.4 h
July
Temp
23° / 14°
22° / 14°
Rain
85 mm
66 mm
Dew
14°
12°
PM2.5
8.1 µg/m³
4.5 µg/m³
Sun
11.0 h
13.3 h

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Frequently asked questions

What place has a climate like Charlottetown?

On Similar Climates, Helsinki, Finland is the closest distant match for Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada — scored loose, about 5,599 km (3,479 mi) away.

How far is Charlottetown from its climate twin?

Charlottetown and Helsinki are separated by roughly 5,599 km (3,479 mi) on the great-circle route.

Do Charlottetown and Helsinki 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 Charlottetown and Helsinki share a Köppen climate zone?

Yes — both are warm-summer continental (Dfb).

What is the climate like in Charlottetown?

Charlottetown has a warm-summer continental climate (Dfb). January averages a high of -3°C and a low of -12°C with 105 mm of rain; July averages 23°C / 14°C and 85 mm.

How sunny is Charlottetown?

Charlottetown averages about 4.1 hours of sunshine a day in January and 11 hours in July.

What is the air quality like in Charlottetown?

January PM2.5 averages about 3.3 µg/m³ (US AQI 35); July averages 8.1 µg/m³ (US AQI 46).

Other close climate matches for Charlottetown: Kazan (loose), Buffalo (fair), Salzburg (loose).

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