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🇿🇦 Durban’s climate twin is 🇦🇺 Brisbane, Australia

close match

Durban, South Africa and Brisbane, Australia are a close climate match — 11,148 km (6,927 mi) apart. Durban is Köppen zone Cfa; Brisbane is Cfa.

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What to expect

Looking outward from Durban, the atlas lands on Brisbane in the same humid subtropical (Cfa) zone — a distant place whose seasons still rise and fall with this city's. Durban looks across roughly 11,148 km (6,927 mi) to Brisbane: a distant mirror when you want this climate on the other side of the map.

For Durban, Brisbane is a close outward match: weather there should feel familiar if you know this city. Temperatures stay tight: January means differ by 1°C (Brisbane warmer); July by 1°C (Brisbane cooler). Rainfall shifts more: Brisbane is 24 mm wetter in January.

Sunshine stays close: Brisbane at 10.2 h/day on average versus 10.2 h/day in Durban (January 11.4 h / 11 h, July 8.9 h / 9.3 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 8 µg/m³ in Brisbane vs 15 in Durban (lower by 7 µg/m³). Dew points differ modestly (January 20°C vs 21°C; July 8°C vs 11°C).

January & July climate

January & July · °C and mm

DurbanBrisbane
January
Temp
28° / 21°
30° / 21°
Rain
135 mm
159 mm
Dew
21°
20°
PM2.5
13.1 µg/m³
8.2 µg/m³
Sun
11.0 h
11.4 h
July
Temp
23° / 11°
22° / 10°
Rain
28 mm
25 mm
Dew
11°
8°
PM2.5
16.1 µg/m³
7.7 µg/m³
Sun
9.3 h
8.9 h

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Frequently asked questions

What place has a climate like Durban?

On Similar Climates, Brisbane, Australia is the closest distant match for Durban, South Africa — scored close, about 11,148 km (6,927 mi) away.

How far is Durban from its climate twin?

Durban and Brisbane are separated by roughly 11,148 km (6,927 mi) on the great-circle route.

Do Durban and Brisbane have their seasons at the same time?

Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.

Do Durban and Brisbane share a Köppen climate zone?

Yes — both are humid subtropical (Cfa).

What is the climate like in Durban?

Durban has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). January averages a high of 28°C and a low of 21°C with 135 mm of rain; July averages 23°C / 11°C and 28 mm.

How sunny is Durban?

Durban averages about 11 hours of sunshine a day in January and 9.3 hours in July.

What is the air quality like in Durban?

January PM2.5 averages about 13.1 µg/m³ (US AQI 58); July averages 16.1 µg/m³ (US AQI 65).

Other close climate matches for Durban: Kumasi (fair), Yamoussoukro (loose), Yaoundé (loose).

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