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Gothenburg, Sweden and Manchester, England are a close climate match — 1,006 km (625 mi) apart. Gothenburg is Köppen zone Cfb; Manchester is Cfb.
See Gothenburg on the interactive map →Gothenburg and Manchester both sit in the oceanic (Cfb) zone, so their seasonal arcs line up. They sit only about 1,006 km (625 mi) apart — a short hop on the atlas for a climate match this close.
It is a close match: day-to-day weather in Manchester should feel familiar if you know Gothenburg. January means differ by 5°C (Manchester warmer); July by 1°C (Manchester cooler).
Sunshine: Manchester averages 6.6 hours a day across the two months vs 7.8 in Gothenburg (1.3 h/day less; January 3.2 h vs 2.8 h, July 9.9 h vs 12.9 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (9 µg/m³ in Manchester, 6 in Gothenburg). Humidity: dew point in Manchester runs about 4°C higher in January (2°C vs -2°C), so the air feels muggier.
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Manchester, England is the closest distant match for Gothenburg, Sweden — scored close, about 1,006 km (625 mi) away.
Gothenburg and Manchester are separated by roughly 1,006 km (625 mi) on the great-circle route.
Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.
Yes — both are oceanic (Cfb).
Gothenburg has a oceanic climate (Cfb). January averages a high of 2°C and a low of -3°C with 60 mm of rain; July averages 21°C / 13°C and 70 mm.
Gothenburg averages about 2.8 hours of sunshine a day in January and 12.9 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 6.1 µg/m³ (US AQI 36); July averages 4.9 µg/m³ (US AQI 32).
Other close climate matches for Gothenburg: Rotterdam (close), Dublin (close), Dunedin (fair).
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