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City Pairings
close match
Dublin, Ireland and Dunedin, New Zealand are a close climate match — 19,153 km (11,901 mi) apart. Dublin is Köppen zone Cfb; Dunedin is Cfb.
See Dublin on the interactive map →Dublin and Dunedin both sit in the oceanic (Cfb) zone, so their seasonal arcs line up. Because one city is in the opposite hemisphere, the comparison flips seasons: Dublin’s January against Dunedin’s July. They are about 19,153 km (11,901 mi) apart, nearly opposite on the globe, yet Dunedin still tracks Dublin’s January and July.
It is a close match: day-to-day weather in Dunedin should feel familiar if you know Dublin. Temperatures stay tight: January means differ by 1°C (Dunedin warmer); July by 1°C (Dunedin cooler). Rainfall shifts more: Dunedin is 19 mm wetter in July.
Sunshine: Dunedin averages 8.3 hours a day across the two months vs 7.1 in Dublin (1.2 h/day more; January 6.1 h vs 4.1 h, July 10.5 h vs 10.1 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (5 µg/m³ in Dunedin, 6 in Dublin). Dew points differ modestly (January 3°C vs 3°C; July 10°C vs 12°C).
January & July · °C and mm
Dunedin is in the southern hemisphere, so its July lines up with Dublin's January — the bars above pair each city's summer and winter, not the calendar month.
Compare Dublin and Dunedin month by month on the interactive map →
See Dunedin's climate twin on its own page.
On Similar Climates, Dunedin, New Zealand is the closest distant match for Dublin, Ireland — scored close, about 19,153 km (11,901 mi) away.
Dublin and Dunedin are separated by roughly 19,153 km (11,901 mi) on the great-circle route.
No — they sit in opposite hemispheres, so seasons run about six months apart: Dunedin’s July pairs with Dublin’s January in the comparison.
Yes — both are oceanic (Cfb).
Dublin has a oceanic climate (Cfb). January averages a high of 8°C and a low of 3°C with 64 mm of rain; July averages 20°C / 12°C and 56 mm.
Dublin averages about 4.1 hours of sunshine a day in January and 10.1 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 7.1 µg/m³ (US AQI 40); July averages 4.5 µg/m³ (US AQI 27).
Other close climate matches for Dublin: Hobart (fair), Copenhagen (close), Gothenburg (close).
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