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fair match
Glasgow, Scotland and Dunedin, New Zealand are a fair climate match — 18,846 km (11,710 mi) apart. Glasgow is Köppen zone Cfb; Dunedin is Cfb.
See Glasgow on the interactive map →Glasgow 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: Glasgow’s January against Dunedin’s July. They are about 18,846 km (11,710 mi) apart, nearly opposite on the globe, yet Dunedin still tracks Glasgow’s January and July.
It is a fair match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks between Glasgow and Dunedin. January means differ by 2°C (Dunedin warmer); July by 0°C (Dunedin cooler). Rainfall shifts more: Dunedin is 32 mm drier in January.
Sunshine: Dunedin averages 8.3 hours a day across the two months vs 6.4 in Glasgow (1.9 h/day more; January 6.1 h vs 3.3 h, July 10.5 h vs 9.5 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (5 µg/m³ in Dunedin, 6 in Glasgow).
January & July · °C and mm
Dunedin is in the southern hemisphere, so its July lines up with Glasgow's January — the bars above pair each city's summer and winter, not the calendar month.
Compare Glasgow 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 Glasgow, Scotland — scored fair, about 18,846 km (11,710 mi) away.
Glasgow and Dunedin are separated by roughly 18,846 km (11,710 mi) on the great-circle route.
No — they sit in opposite hemispheres, so seasons run about six months apart: Dunedin’s July pairs with Glasgow’s January in the comparison.
Yes — both are oceanic (Cfb).
Glasgow has a oceanic climate (Cfb). January averages a high of 7°C and a low of 2°C with 102 mm of rain; July averages 19°C / 12°C and 76 mm.
Glasgow averages about 3.3 hours of sunshine a day in January and 9.5 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 7.2 µg/m³ (US AQI 40); July averages 4.7 µg/m³ (US AQI 28).
Other close climate matches for Glasgow: Wellington (fair), Juneau (loose), Puerto Montt (fair).
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