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City Pairings
close match
Da Nang, Vietnam and Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico are a close climate match — 15,560 km (9,669 mi) apart. Da Nang is Köppen zone Am; Cancun is Aw.
See Da Nang on the interactive map →Looking outward from Da Nang (tropical monsoon, Am), the closest distant match is Cancun (tropical savanna, Aw) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still line up closely enough. From Da Nang, Cancun is nearly opposite on the globe (15,560 km / 9,669 mi), yet still the place this atlas picks when January and July need a match.
For Da Nang, Cancun is a close outward match: weather there should feel familiar if you know this city. January means differ by 2°C (Cancun warmer); July by 2°C (Cancun cooler).
Sunshine: Cancun averages 10.6 hours a day across the two months vs 8.6 in Da Nang (1.9 h/day more; January 9.3 h vs 7.1 h, July 11.8 h vs 10.2 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 14 µg/m³ in Cancun vs 19 in Da Nang (lower by 5 µg/m³).
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico is the closest distant match for Da Nang, Vietnam — scored close, about 15,560 km (9,669 mi) away.
Da Nang and Cancun are separated by roughly 15,560 km (9,669 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 — Da Nang is tropical monsoon (Am) and Cancun is tropical savanna (Aw), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.
Da Nang has a tropical monsoon climate (Am). January averages a high of 25°C and a low of 19°C with 95 mm of rain; July averages 34°C / 26°C and 85 mm.
Da Nang averages about 7.1 hours of sunshine a day in January and 10.2 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 19.4 µg/m³ (US AQI 71); July averages 19.4 µg/m³ (US AQI 101).
Other close climate matches for Da Nang: Key West (close), Havana (fair), Nouméa (fair).
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