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City Pairings
fair match
Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico and Córdoba, Argentina are a fair climate match — 8,015 km (4,980 mi) apart. Chihuahua is Köppen zone BSh; Córdoba is Cwa.
See Chihuahua on the interactive map →Chihuahua is classed hot steppe (BSh) while Córdoba is dry-winter subtropical (Cwa) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still land close enough to pair. Because one city is in the opposite hemisphere, the comparison flips seasons: Chihuahua’s January against Córdoba’s July. Roughly 8,015 km (4,980 mi) separates them — far enough that Córdoba feels like another continent, close enough on the climate numbers to stand in for Chihuahua.
It is a fair match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks between Chihuahua and Córdoba. July by 2°C (Córdoba cooler); January means differ by 2°C (Córdoba warmer). Rainfall shifts more: Córdoba is 50 mm wetter in July.
Sunshine: Córdoba averages 10.0 hours a day across the two months vs 11.1 in Chihuahua (1.1 h/day less; January 8.6 h vs 9.6 h, July 11.4 h vs 12.7 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (5 µg/m³ in Córdoba, 7 in Chihuahua). Humidity: dew point in Córdoba runs about 5°C higher in January (4°C vs -1°C), so the air feels muggier.
January & July · °C and mm
Córdoba is in the southern hemisphere, so its July lines up with Chihuahua's January — the bars above pair each city's summer and winter, not the calendar month.
Compare Chihuahua and Córdoba month by month on the interactive map →
See Córdoba's climate twin on its own page.
On Similar Climates, Córdoba, Argentina is the closest distant match for Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico — scored fair, about 8,015 km (4,980 mi) away.
Chihuahua and Córdoba are separated by roughly 8,015 km (4,980 mi) on the great-circle route.
No — they sit in opposite hemispheres, so seasons run about six months apart: Córdoba’s July pairs with Chihuahua’s January in the comparison.
No — Chihuahua is hot steppe (BSh) and Córdoba is dry-winter subtropical (Cwa), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.
Chihuahua has a hot steppe climate (BSh). January averages a high of 18°C and a low of 2°C with 8 mm of rain; July averages 33°C / 20°C and 95 mm.
Chihuahua averages about 9.6 hours of sunshine a day in January and 12.7 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 4.5 µg/m³ (US AQI 33); July averages 8.7 µg/m³ (US AQI 49).
Other close climate matches for Chihuahua: Pretoria (fair), Gaborone (loose), Windhoek (loose).
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