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City Pairings
close match
Liverpool, England and Dunedin, New Zealand are a close climate match — 19,055 km (11,840 mi) apart. Liverpool is Köppen zone Cfb; Dunedin is Cfb.
See Liverpool on the interactive map →Liverpool and Dunedin both sit in the oceanic (Cfb) zone, so their seasonal arcs line up. Because one city is in the opposite hemisphere, the comparison flips seasons: Liverpool’s January against Dunedin’s July. They are about 19,055 km (11,840 mi) apart, nearly opposite on the globe, yet Dunedin still tracks Liverpool’s January and July.
It is a close match: day-to-day weather in Dunedin should feel familiar if you know Liverpool. Temperatures stay tight: January means differ by 1°C (Dunedin warmer); July by 2°C (Dunedin cooler). Monthly rainfall stays within 9 mm in both January and July.
Sunshine: Dunedin averages 8.3 hours a day across the two months vs 7.2 in Liverpool (1.1 h/day more; January 6.1 h vs 3.8 h, July 10.5 h vs 10.7 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (5 µg/m³ in Dunedin, 7 in Liverpool). Dew points differ modestly (January 3°C vs 3°C; July 10°C vs 12°C).
January & July · °C and mm
Dunedin is in the southern hemisphere, so its July lines up with Liverpool's January — the bars above pair each city's summer and winter, not the calendar month.
Compare Liverpool and Dunedin month by month on the interactive map →
See Dunedin's climate twin on its own page.
On Similar Climates, Dunedin, New Zealand is the closest distant match for Liverpool, England — scored close, about 19,055 km (11,840 mi) away.
Liverpool and Dunedin are separated by roughly 19,055 km (11,840 mi) on the great-circle route.
No — they sit in opposite hemispheres, so seasons run about six months apart: Dunedin’s July pairs with Liverpool’s January in the comparison.
Yes — both are oceanic (Cfb).
Liverpool has a oceanic climate (Cfb). January averages a high of 8°C and a low of 3°C with 72 mm of rain; July averages 20°C / 13°C and 66 mm.
Liverpool averages about 3.8 hours of sunshine a day in January and 10.7 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 8.6 µg/m³ (US AQI 43); July averages 5.8 µg/m³ (US AQI 33).
Other close climate matches for Liverpool: Wellington (fair), Copenhagen (fair), Hobart (loose).
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