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City Pairings
close match
London, United Kingdom and Hobart, Australia are a close climate match — 17,402 km (10,813 mi) apart. London is Köppen zone Cfb; Hobart is Cfb.
See London on the interactive map →London and Hobart 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: London’s January against Hobart’s July. They are about 17,402 km (10,813 mi) apart, nearly opposite on the globe, yet Hobart still tracks London’s January and July.
It is a close match: day-to-day weather in Hobart should feel familiar if you know London. January means differ by 3°C (Hobart warmer); July by 2°C (Hobart cooler). Monthly rainfall stays within 3 mm in both January and July.
Sunshine: Hobart averages 9.2 hours a day across the two months vs 7.8 in London (1.4 h/day more; January 7 h vs 4.3 h, July 11.3 h vs 11.2 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 3 µg/m³ in Hobart vs 9 in London (lower by 6 µg/m³). Dew points differ modestly (January 4°C vs 3°C; July 9°C vs 12°C).
January & July · °C and mm
Hobart is in the southern hemisphere, so its July lines up with London's January — the bars above pair each city's summer and winter, not the calendar month.
Compare London and Hobart month by month on the interactive map →
See Hobart's climate twin on its own page.
On Similar Climates, Hobart, Australia is the closest distant match for London, United Kingdom — scored close, about 17,402 km (10,813 mi) away.
London and Hobart are separated by roughly 17,402 km (10,813 mi) on the great-circle route.
No — they sit in opposite hemispheres, so seasons run about six months apart: Hobart’s July pairs with London’s January in the comparison.
Yes — both are oceanic (Cfb).
London has a oceanic climate (Cfb). January averages a high of 8°C and a low of 3°C with 55 mm of rain; July averages 24°C / 14°C and 45 mm.
London averages about 4.3 hours of sunshine a day in January and 11.2 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 11.5 µg/m³ (US AQI 50); July averages 6.6 µg/m³ (US AQI 36).
Other close climate matches for London: Berlin (close), Melbourne (loose), Bratislava (fair).
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