Similar Climates › City Pairings › Gqeberha ≈ Tijuana
City Pairings
fair match
Gqeberha, South Africa and Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico are a fair climate match — 16,553 km (10,286 mi) apart. Gqeberha is Köppen zone BSh; Tijuana is BSk.
See Gqeberha on the interactive map →Gqeberha is classed hot steppe (BSh) while Tijuana is cold steppe (BSk) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still land close enough to pair. Because one city is in the opposite hemisphere, the comparison flips seasons: Gqeberha’s January against Tijuana’s July. They are about 16,553 km (10,286 mi) apart, nearly opposite on the globe, yet Tijuana still tracks Gqeberha’s January and July.
It is a fair match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks between Gqeberha and Tijuana. Temperatures stay tight: January means differ by 0°C (Tijuana warmer); July within half a degree. Rainfall shifts more: Tijuana is 39 mm drier in January.
Sunshine stays close: Tijuana at 10.6 h/day on average versus 10.2 h/day in Gqeberha (January 12.5 h / 11.8 h, July 8.6 h / 8.7 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (13 µg/m³ in Tijuana, 9 in Gqeberha). Humidity: dew point in Tijuana runs about 4°C lower in July (6°C vs 10°C), so the air feels drier.
January & July · °C and mm
Gqeberha is in the southern hemisphere, so its July lines up with Tijuana's January — the bars above pair each city's summer and winter, not the calendar month.
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On Similar Climates, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico is the closest distant match for Gqeberha, South Africa — scored fair, about 16,553 km (10,286 mi) away.
Gqeberha and Tijuana are separated by roughly 16,553 km (10,286 mi) on the great-circle route.
No — they sit in opposite hemispheres, so seasons run about six months apart: Tijuana’s July pairs with Gqeberha’s January in the comparison.
No — Gqeberha is hot steppe (BSh) and Tijuana is cold steppe (BSk), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.
Gqeberha has a hot steppe climate (BSh). January averages a high of 26°C and a low of 17°C with 40 mm of rain; July averages 20°C / 8°C and 40 mm.
Gqeberha averages about 11.8 hours of sunshine a day in January and 8.7 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 10 µg/m³ (US AQI 51); July averages 8.5 µg/m³ (US AQI 44).
Other close climate matches for Gqeberha: Agadir (loose), Kampala (loose), Medellín (loose).
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