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City Pairings
close match
Kampala, Uganda and Medellín, Colombia are a close climate match — 12,009 km (7,462 mi) apart. Kampala is Köppen zone Af; Medellín is Aw.
See Kampala on the interactive map →Looking outward from Kampala (tropical rainforest, Af), the closest distant match is Medellín (tropical savanna, Aw) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still line up closely enough. Kampala looks across roughly 12,009 km (7,462 mi) to Medellín: a distant mirror when you want this climate on the other side of the map.
For Kampala, Medellín is a close outward match: weather there should feel familiar if you know this city. July by 2°C (Medellín warmer); January means differ by 0°C (Medellín cooler). Rainfall shifts more: Medellín is 40 mm wetter in July.
Sunshine stays close: Medellín at 10.4 h/day on average versus 10.9 h/day in Kampala (January 10.3 h / 11 h, July 10.5 h / 10.9 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 12 µg/m³ in Medellín vs 30 in Kampala (lower by 18 µg/m³). Humidity: dew point in Medellín runs about 4°C lower in July (13°C vs 17°C), so the air feels drier.
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Medellín, Colombia is the closest distant match for Kampala, Uganda — scored close, about 12,009 km (7,462 mi) away.
Kampala and Medellín are separated by roughly 12,009 km (7,462 mi) on the great-circle route.
Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.
No — Kampala is tropical rainforest (Af) and Medellín is tropical savanna (Aw), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.
Kampala has a tropical rainforest climate (Af). January averages a high of 28°C and a low of 17°C with 70 mm of rain; July averages 26°C / 15°C and 65 mm.
Kampala averages about 11 hours of sunshine a day in January and 10.9 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 32.8 µg/m³ (US AQI 96); July averages 27.7 µg/m³ (US AQI 86).
Other close climate matches for Kampala: Cali (loose), Gqeberha (loose), Cape Town (loose).
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