City Pairings
Dry-Winter Subtropical cities (Cwa)
Cwa is dry-winter subtropical: hot summers with monsoon-style rain, then a cooler dry winter. The wet–dry contrast defines the year.
26 cities in this zone on the atlas. January highs run from 2°C to 31°C; July highs from 19°C to 34°C (roster normals).
Largest roster city: Chengdu, China ≈ Daegu, South Korea.
- Arusha, Tanzania ≈ Quito, Ecuador
- Belo Horizonte, Brazil ≈ Antananarivo, Madagascar
- Busan, South Korea ≈ Nanning, China
- Chandigarh, India ≈ Kagoshima, Japan
- Chengdu, China ≈ Daegu, South Korea
- Córdoba, Argentina ≈ Pretoria, South Africa
- Daegu, South Korea ≈ Kansas City, Missouri
- Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico ≈ Salta, Argentina
- Guiyang, China ≈ Tbilisi, Georgia
- Haiphong, Vietnam ≈ Taichung, Taiwan
- Hanoi, Vietnam ≈ Taichung, Taiwan
- Hong Kong, Hong Kong ≈ Hanoi, Vietnam
- Islamabad, Pakistan ≈ Tallahassee, Florida
- Kathmandu, Nepal ≈ Indore, India
- Lilongwe, Malawi ≈ Brasília, Brazil
- Lubumbashi, DR Congo ≈ Concepción, Chile
- Lucknow, India ≈ Vientiane, Laos
- Lusaka, Zambia ≈ Brasília, Brazil
- Nanning, China ≈ Taichung, Taiwan
- Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico ≈ Salta, Argentina
- Patna, India ≈ Vientiane, Laos
- Pretoria, South Africa ≈ Salta, Argentina
- Qingdao, China ≈ Tbilisi, Georgia
- Seoul, South Korea ≈ Chengdu, China
- Taichung, Taiwan ≈ Nanning, China
- Zhengzhou, China ≈ Daegu, South Korea