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fair match
Kagoshima, Japan and Tampa, Florida are a fair climate match — 12,531 km (7,786 mi) apart. Kagoshima is Köppen zone Cfa; Tampa is Cfa.
See Kagoshima on the interactive map →Kagoshima and Tampa both sit in the humid subtropical (Cfa) zone, so their seasonal arcs line up. Roughly 12,531 km (7,786 mi) separates them — far enough that Tampa feels like another continent, close enough on the climate numbers to stand in for Kagoshima.
It is a fair match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks between Kagoshima and Tampa. January means differ by 8°C (Tampa warmer); July by 0°C (Tampa warmer). Rainfall shifts more: Tampa is 94 mm drier in July, and 20 mm drier in January.
Sunshine: Tampa averages 9.6 hours a day across the two months vs 7.9 in Kagoshima (1.7 h/day more; January 8.5 h vs 6.9 h, July 10.6 h vs 8.9 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (11 µg/m³ in Tampa, 9 in Kagoshima). Humidity: dew point in Tampa runs about 8°C higher in January (11°C vs 3°C), so the air feels muggier.
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Tampa, Florida is the closest distant match for Kagoshima, Japan — scored fair, about 12,531 km (7,786 mi) away.
Kagoshima and Tampa are separated by roughly 12,531 km (7,786 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 humid subtropical (Cfa).
Kagoshima has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). January averages a high of 13°C and a low of 4°C with 80 mm of rain; July averages 32°C / 24°C and 300 mm.
Kagoshima averages about 6.9 hours of sunshine a day in January and 8.9 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 11.1 µg/m³ (US AQI 59); July averages 6 µg/m³ (US AQI 39).
Other close climate matches for Kagoshima: Chandigarh (loose), New Orleans (loose), Islamabad (loose).
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