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fair match
Hanoi, Vietnam and Taichung, Taiwan are a fair climate match — 1,562 km (971 mi) apart. Hanoi is Köppen zone Cwa; Taichung is Cwa.
See Hanoi on the interactive map →Hanoi and Taichung both sit in the dry-winter subtropical (Cwa) zone, so their seasonal arcs line up. They sit only about 1,562 km (971 mi) apart — a short hop on the atlas for a climate match this close.
It is a fair match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks between Hanoi and Taichung. July by 2°C (Taichung cooler); January means differ by 2°C (Taichung cooler). Rainfall shifts more: Taichung is 45 mm drier in July, and 26 mm wetter in January.
Sunshine: Taichung averages 9.7 hours a day across the two months vs 6.4 in Hanoi (3.3 h/day more; January 8.8 h vs 4.1 h, July 10.6 h vs 8.7 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 22 µg/m³ in Taichung vs 38 in Hanoi (lower by 16 µg/m³).
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Taichung, Taiwan is the closest distant match for Hanoi, Vietnam — scored fair, about 1,562 km (971 mi) away.
Hanoi and Taichung are separated by roughly 1,562 km (971 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 dry-winter subtropical (Cwa).
Hanoi has a dry-winter subtropical climate (Cwa). January averages a high of 20°C and a low of 14°C with 19 mm of rain; July averages 33°C / 26°C and 290 mm.
Hanoi averages about 4.1 hours of sunshine a day in January and 8.7 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 44.3 µg/m³ (US AQI 113); July averages 32.6 µg/m³ (US AQI 105).
Other close climate matches for Hanoi: Cairns (loose), Papeete (loose), Acapulco de Juarez (loose).
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