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City Pairings
loose match
Des Moines, Iowa and Chișinău, Moldova are a loose climate match — 8,649 km (5,374 mi) apart. Des Moines is Köppen zone Dfa; Chișinău is Cfa.
See Des Moines on the interactive map →Des Moines is classed hot-summer continental (Dfa) while Chișinău is humid subtropical (Cfa) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still land close enough to pair. Roughly 8,649 km (5,374 mi) separates them — far enough that Chișinău feels like another continent, close enough on the climate numbers to stand in for Des Moines.
It is a loose match: useful as a climate analogue for Des Moines, though not a perfect copy. January means differ by 4°C (Chișinău warmer); July by 2°C (Chișinău cooler). Rainfall shifts more: Chișinău is 55 mm drier in July.
Sunshine stays close: Chișinău at 8.7 h/day on average versus 9.2 h/day in Des Moines (January 4.3 h / 5.8 h, July 13.1 h / 12.7 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (13 µg/m³ in Chișinău, 12 in Des Moines). Humidity: dew point in Chișinău runs about 5°C lower in July (14°C vs 19°C), so the air feels drier.
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Chișinău, Moldova is the closest distant match for Des Moines, Iowa — scored loose, about 8,649 km (5,374 mi) away.
Des Moines and Chișinău are separated by roughly 8,649 km (5,374 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 — Des Moines is hot-summer continental (Dfa) and Chișinău is humid subtropical (Cfa), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.
Des Moines has a hot-summer continental climate (Dfa). January averages a high of -2°C and a low of -11°C with 25 mm of rain; July averages 30°C / 19°C and 115 mm.
Des Moines averages about 5.8 hours of sunshine a day in January and 12.7 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 9 µg/m³ (US AQI 44); July averages 16 µg/m³ (US AQI 64).
Other close climate matches for Des Moines: Volgograd (loose), Almaty (loose), Tbilisi (loose).
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