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fair match
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico and Salta, Argentina are a fair climate match — 6,511 km (4,046 mi) apart. Guadalajara is Köppen zone Cwa; Salta is BSh.
See Guadalajara on the interactive map →Guadalajara is classed dry-winter subtropical (Cwa) while Salta is hot steppe (BSh) — 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: Guadalajara’s January against Salta’s July. They are about 6,511 km (4,046 mi) apart, so Salta is a reachable stand-in when you want Guadalajara’s weather elsewhere.
It is a fair match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks between Guadalajara and Salta. January means differ by 4°C (Salta cooler); July within half a degree. Rainfall shifts more: Salta is 87 mm drier in July.
Sunshine stays close: Salta at 9.9 h/day on average versus 10.2 h/day in Guadalajara (January 9.3 h / 10 h, July 10.5 h / 10.5 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 5 µg/m³ in Salta vs 12 in Guadalajara (lower by 7 µg/m³). Dew points differ modestly (January 4°C vs 7°C; July 16°C vs 15°C).
January & July · °C and mm
Salta is in the southern hemisphere, so its July lines up with Guadalajara's January — the bars above pair each city's summer and winter, not the calendar month.
Compare Guadalajara and Salta month by month on the interactive map →
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On Similar Climates, Salta, Argentina is the closest distant match for Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico — scored fair, about 6,511 km (4,046 mi) away.
Guadalajara and Salta are separated by roughly 6,511 km (4,046 mi) on the great-circle route.
No — they sit in opposite hemispheres, so seasons run about six months apart: Salta’s July pairs with Guadalajara’s January in the comparison.
No — Guadalajara is dry-winter subtropical (Cwa) and Salta is hot steppe (BSh), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.
Guadalajara has a dry-winter subtropical climate (Cwa). January averages a high of 25°C and a low of 9°C with 17 mm of rain; July averages 29°C / 17°C and 272 mm.
Guadalajara averages about 10 hours of sunshine a day in January and 10.5 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 9.8 µg/m³ (US AQI 51); July averages 13.5 µg/m³ (US AQI 59).
Other close climate matches for Guadalajara: Pretoria (loose), San Salvador (fair), Córdoba (loose).
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