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City Pairings
loose match
Curitiba, Brazil and Medellín, Colombia are a loose climate match — 4,526 km (2,812 mi) apart. Curitiba is Köppen zone Cfb; Medellín is Aw.
See Curitiba on the interactive map →Curitiba is classed oceanic (Cfb) while Medellín is tropical savanna (Aw) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still land close enough to pair. They are about 4,526 km (2,812 mi) apart, so Medellín is a reachable stand-in when you want Curitiba’s weather elsewhere.
It is a loose match: useful as a climate analogue for Curitiba, though not a perfect copy. July by 9°C (Medellín warmer); January means match within half a degree. Rainfall shifts more: Medellín is 115 mm drier in January, and 25 mm wetter in July.
Sunshine: Medellín averages 10.4 hours a day across the two months vs 8.8 in Curitiba (1.6 h/day more; January 10.3 h vs 9.4 h, July 10.5 h vs 8.2 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (12 µg/m³ in Medellín, 8 in Curitiba). Dew points differ modestly (January 14°C vs 17°C; July 13°C vs 10°C).
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Medellín, Colombia is the closest distant match for Curitiba, Brazil — scored loose, about 4,526 km (2,812 mi) away.
Curitiba and Medellín are separated by roughly 4,526 km (2,812 mi) on the great-circle route.
Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.
No — Curitiba is oceanic (Cfb) and Medellín is tropical savanna (Aw), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.
Curitiba has a oceanic climate (Cfb). January averages a high of 27°C and a low of 17°C with 175 mm of rain; July averages 19°C / 8°C and 80 mm.
Curitiba averages about 9.4 hours of sunshine a day in January and 8.2 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 7.2 µg/m³ (US AQI 38); July averages 8.9 µg/m³ (US AQI 43).
Other close climate matches for Curitiba: Sydney (loose), Brisbane (loose), Kampala (loose).
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