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fair match
Kunming, China and Mbabane, Eswatini are a fair climate match — 9,569 km (5,946 mi) apart. Kunming is Köppen zone Cwb; Mbabane is Cwb.
See Kunming on the interactive map →Kunming and Mbabane both sit in the subtropical highland (Cwb) zone, so their seasonal arcs line up. Because one city is in the opposite hemisphere, the comparison flips seasons: Kunming’s January against Mbabane’s July. Roughly 9,569 km (5,946 mi) separates them — far enough that Mbabane feels like another continent, close enough on the climate numbers to stand in for Kunming.
It is a fair match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks between Kunming and Mbabane. January means differ by 4°C (Mbabane warmer); July by 0°C (Mbabane cooler). Rainfall shifts more: Mbabane is 45 mm wetter in July.
Sunshine: Mbabane averages 9.9 hours a day across the two months vs 8.7 in Kunming (1.2 h/day more; January 9.4 h vs 8.5 h, July 10.3 h vs 8.9 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 10 µg/m³ in Mbabane vs 17 in Kunming (lower by 7 µg/m³). Dew points differ modestly (January 4°C vs 4°C; July 16°C vs 19°C).
January & July · °C and mm
Mbabane is in the southern hemisphere, so its July lines up with Kunming's January — the bars above pair each city's summer and winter, not the calendar month.
Compare Kunming and Mbabane month by month on the interactive map →
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On Similar Climates, Mbabane, Eswatini is the closest distant match for Kunming, China — scored fair, about 9,569 km (5,946 mi) away.
Kunming and Mbabane are separated by roughly 9,569 km (5,946 mi) on the great-circle route.
No — they sit in opposite hemispheres, so seasons run about six months apart: Mbabane’s July pairs with Kunming’s January in the comparison.
Yes — both are subtropical highland (Cwb).
Kunming has a subtropical highland climate (Cwb). January averages a high of 16°C and a low of 2°C with 12 mm of rain; July averages 24°C / 17°C and 205 mm.
Kunming averages about 8.5 hours of sunshine a day in January and 8.9 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 20.3 µg/m³ (US AQI 72); July averages 14.1 µg/m³ (US AQI 60).
Other close climate matches for Kunming: Thimphu (fair), Brasília (loose), Đà Lạt (loose).
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