City Pairings

Warm-Summer Mediterranean cities (Csb)

Csb is warm-summer Mediterranean: dry summers that stay milder than Csa, with cool, wetter winters. Classic west-coast mildness.

15 cities in this zone on the atlas. January highs run from 8°C to 29°C; July highs from 6°C to 28°C (roster normals).

Largest roster city: Cape Town, South Africa ≈ Adelaide, Australia.

• Adelaide, Australia ≈ Naples, Italy
• Cape Town, South Africa ≈ Adelaide, Australia
• Concepción, Chile ≈ Salem, Oregon
• Olympia, Washington ≈ Concepción, Chile
• Ponta Delgada, Azores ≈ Auckland, New Zealand
• Portland, Oregon ≈ Concepción, Chile
• Porto, Portugal ≈ Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• Salem, Oregon ≈ Concepción, Chile
• San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina ≈ Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
• San Francisco, California ≈ Valparaíso, Chile
• San Jose, California ≈ Cape Town, South Africa
• Seattle, Washington ≈ Bordeaux, France
• Valdivia, Chile ≈ Olympia, Washington
• Valparaíso, Chile ≈ San Francisco, California
• Victoria, British Columbia, Canada ≈ San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina