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City Pairings
very close match
Edinburgh, Scotland and Dunedin, New Zealand are a very close climate match — 18,811 km (11,689 mi) apart. Edinburgh is Köppen zone Cfb; Dunedin is Cfb.
See Edinburgh on the interactive map →Edinburgh 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: Edinburgh’s January against Dunedin’s July. They are about 18,811 km (11,689 mi) apart, nearly opposite on the globe, yet Dunedin still tracks Edinburgh’s January and July.
The match scores as very close — among the tightest pairings in the atlas for Edinburgh. January means differ by 2°C (Dunedin warmer); July within half a degree.
Sunshine: Dunedin averages 8.3 hours a day across the two months vs 6.9 in Edinburgh (1.4 h/day more; January 6.1 h vs 3.7 h, July 10.5 h vs 10.2 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (5 µg/m³ in Dunedin, 5 in Edinburgh).
January & July · °C and mm
Dunedin is in the southern hemisphere, so its July lines up with Edinburgh's January — the bars above pair each city's summer and winter, not the calendar month.
Compare Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh, Scotland — scored very close, about 18,811 km (11,689 mi) away.
Edinburgh and Dunedin are separated by roughly 18,811 km (11,689 mi) on the great-circle route.
No — they sit in opposite hemispheres, so seasons run about six months apart: Dunedin’s July pairs with Edinburgh’s January in the comparison.
Yes — both are oceanic (Cfb).
Edinburgh has a oceanic climate (Cfb). January averages a high of 7°C and a low of 1°C with 64 mm of rain; July averages 19°C / 11°C and 65 mm.
Edinburgh averages about 3.7 hours of sunshine a day in January and 10.2 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 5.9 µg/m³ (US AQI 36); July averages 4.3 µg/m³ (US AQI 26).
Other close climate matches for Edinburgh: Invercargill (fair), Hobart (fair), Gothenburg (close).
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