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close match
Jerusalem, Israel and Lisbon, Portugal are a close climate match — 4,062 km (2,524 mi) apart. Jerusalem is Köppen zone Csa; Lisbon is Csa.
See Jerusalem on the interactive map →Looking outward from Jerusalem, the atlas lands on Lisbon in the same hot-summer Mediterranean (Csa) zone — a distant place whose seasons still rise and fall with this city's. From Jerusalem's point of view, Lisbon sits about 4,062 km (2,524 mi) out — far enough to feel like another place, close enough on the numbers to stand in.
For Jerusalem, Lisbon is a close outward match: weather there should feel familiar if you know this city. January means differ by 2°C (Lisbon warmer); July by 0°C (Lisbon cooler). Rainfall shifts more: Lisbon is 30 mm drier in January.
Sunshine stays close: Lisbon at 10.6 h/day on average versus 10.9 h/day in Jerusalem (January 7.7 h / 8.5 h, July 13.4 h / 13.3 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (12 µg/m³ in Lisbon, 13 in Jerusalem). Humidity: dew point in Lisbon runs about 5°C higher in January (8°C vs 3°C), so the air feels muggier.
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Lisbon, Portugal is the closest distant match for Jerusalem, Israel — scored close, about 4,062 km (2,524 mi) away.
Jerusalem and Lisbon are separated by roughly 4,062 km (2,524 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 hot-summer Mediterranean (Csa).
Jerusalem has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa). January averages a high of 12°C and a low of 6°C with 130 mm of rain; July averages 29°C / 18°C and 0 mm.
Jerusalem averages about 8.5 hours of sunshine a day in January and 13.3 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 13.7 µg/m³ (US AQI 57); July averages 13.2 µg/m³ (US AQI 62).
Other close climate matches for Jerusalem: Portland (loose), Valletta (loose), Seattle (loose).
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