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🇨🇳 Chongqing’s climate twin is 🇯🇵 Osaka, Japan

loose match

Chongqing, China and Osaka, Japan are a loose climate match — 2,774 km (1,724 mi) apart. Chongqing is Köppen zone Cfa; Osaka is Cfa.

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What to expect

Chongqing and Osaka both sit in the humid subtropical (Cfa) zone, so their seasonal arcs line up. They are about 2,774 km (1,724 mi) apart, so Osaka is a reachable stand-in when you want Chongqing’s weather elsewhere.

It is a loose match: useful as a climate analogue for Chongqing, though not a perfect copy. January means differ by 2°C (Osaka cooler); July by 0°C (Osaka warmer). Rainfall shifts more: Osaka is 35 mm drier in July, and 25 mm wetter in January.

Sunshine: Osaka averages 8.6 hours a day across the two months vs 6.2 in Chongqing (2.3 h/day more; January 7.6 h vs 3.4 h, July 9.5 h vs 9.1 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 18 µg/m³ in Osaka vs 60 in Chongqing (lower by 41 µg/m³). Humidity: dew point in Osaka runs about 6°C lower in January (-1°C vs 5°C), so the air feels drier.

January & July climate

January & July · °C and mm

ChongqingOsaka
January
Temp
10° / 6°
9° / 2°
Rain
20 mm
45 mm
Dew
5°
-1°
PM2.5
78.6 µg/m³
14.5 µg/m³
Sun
3.4 h
7.6 h
July
Temp
32° / 25°
33° / 25°
Rain
190 mm
155 mm
Dew
23°
21°
PM2.5
40.6 µg/m³
22.5 µg/m³
Sun
9.1 h
9.5 h

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Frequently asked questions

What place has a climate like Chongqing?

On Similar Climates, Osaka, Japan is the closest distant match for Chongqing, China — scored loose, about 2,774 km (1,724 mi) away.

How far is Chongqing from its climate twin?

Chongqing and Osaka are separated by roughly 2,774 km (1,724 mi) on the great-circle route.

Do Chongqing and Osaka 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 Chongqing and Osaka share a Köppen climate zone?

Yes — both are humid subtropical (Cfa).

What is the climate like in Chongqing?

Chongqing has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). January averages a high of 10°C and a low of 6°C with 20 mm of rain; July averages 32°C / 25°C and 190 mm.

How sunny is Chongqing?

Chongqing averages about 3.4 hours of sunshine a day in January and 9.1 hours in July.

What is the air quality like in Chongqing?

January PM2.5 averages about 78.6 µg/m³ (US AQI 159); July averages 40.6 µg/m³ (US AQI 121).

Other close climate matches for Chongqing: Nagoya (loose), Fukuoka (loose), Tokyo (loose).

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