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🇺🇸 Kansas City’s climate twin is 🇰🇷 Daegu, South Korea

fair match

Kansas City, Missouri and Daegu, South Korea are a fair climate match — 10,576 km (6,572 mi) apart. Kansas City is Köppen zone Cfa; Daegu is Cwa.

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What to expect

Looking outward from Kansas City (humid subtropical, Cfa), the closest distant match is Daegu (dry-winter subtropical, Cwa) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still line up closely enough. Kansas City looks across roughly 10,576 km (6,572 mi) to Daegu: a distant mirror when you want this climate on the other side of the map.

For Kansas City, Daegu is a fair outward match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks. Temperatures stay tight: January means differ by 1°C (Daegu warmer); July by 1°C (Daegu cooler). Rainfall shifts more: Daegu is 108 mm wetter in July.

Sunshine: Daegu averages 7.8 hours a day across the two months vs 8.9 in Kansas City (1.1 h/day less; January 7.6 h vs 6.1 h, July 8.1 h vs 11.8 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 20 µg/m³ in Daegu vs 12 in Kansas City (higher by 8 µg/m³). Dew points differ modestly (January -8°C vs -7°C; July 21°C vs 19°C).

January & July climate

January & July · °C and mm

Kansas CityDaegu
January
Temp
4° / -6°
5° / -5°
Rain
29 mm
20 mm
Dew
-7°
-8°
PM2.5
9.1 µg/m³
20.4 µg/m³
Sun
6.1 h
7.6 h
July
Temp
32° / 21°
30° / 21°
Rain
117 mm
225 mm
Dew
19°
21°
PM2.5
14.7 µg/m³
18.8 µg/m³
Sun
11.8 h
8.1 h

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Frequently asked questions

What place has a climate like Kansas City?

On Similar Climates, Daegu, South Korea is the closest distant match for Kansas City, Missouri — scored fair, about 10,576 km (6,572 mi) away.

How far is Kansas City from its climate twin?

Kansas City and Daegu are separated by roughly 10,576 km (6,572 mi) on the great-circle route.

Do Kansas City and Daegu have their seasons at the same time?

Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.

Do Kansas City and Daegu share a Köppen climate zone?

No — Kansas City is humid subtropical (Cfa) and Daegu is dry-winter subtropical (Cwa), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.

What is the climate like in Kansas City?

Kansas City has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). January averages a high of 4°C and a low of -6°C with 29 mm of rain; July averages 32°C / 21°C and 117 mm.

How sunny is Kansas City?

Kansas City averages about 6.1 hours of sunshine a day in January and 11.8 hours in July.

What is the air quality like in Kansas City?

January PM2.5 averages about 9.1 µg/m³ (US AQI 45); July averages 14.7 µg/m³ (US AQI 65).

Other close climate matches for Kansas City: Xi'an (fair), Zhengzhou (loose), Tbilisi (loose).

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