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fair match
Damascus, Syria and Sacramento, California are a fair climate match — 11,677 km (7,256 mi) apart. Damascus is Köppen zone BSk; Sacramento is Csa.
See Damascus on the interactive map →Looking outward from Damascus (cold steppe, BSk), the closest distant match is Sacramento (hot-summer Mediterranean, Csa) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still line up closely enough. Damascus looks across roughly 11,677 km (7,256 mi) to Sacramento: a distant mirror when you want this climate on the other side of the map.
For Damascus, Sacramento is a fair outward match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks. July by 2°C (Sacramento cooler); January means differ by 2°C (Sacramento warmer). Rainfall shifts more: Sacramento is 45 mm wetter in January.
Sunshine stays close: Sacramento at 10.1 h/day on average versus 10.9 h/day in Damascus (January 6.2 h / 8.5 h, July 13.9 h / 13.3 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (9 µg/m³ in Sacramento, 12 in Damascus). Dew points differ modestly (January 5°C vs 2°C; July 12°C vs 11°C).
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Sacramento, California is the closest distant match for Damascus, Syria — scored fair, about 11,677 km (7,256 mi) away.
Damascus and Sacramento are separated by roughly 11,677 km (7,256 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 — Damascus is cold steppe (BSk) and Sacramento is hot-summer Mediterranean (Csa), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.
Damascus has a cold steppe climate (BSk). January averages a high of 12°C and a low of 2°C with 45 mm of rain; July averages 37°C / 18°C and 0 mm.
Damascus averages about 8.5 hours of sunshine a day in January and 13.3 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 11.3 µg/m³ (US AQI 51); July averages 12.2 µg/m³ (US AQI 60).
Other close climate matches for Damascus: Marrakesh (loose), Kabul (loose), Seville (loose).
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