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City Pairings
close match
Lusaka, Zambia and Brasília, Brazil are a close climate match — 8,111 km (5,040 mi) apart. Lusaka is Köppen zone Cwa; Brasília is Aw.
See Lusaka on the interactive map →Lusaka is classed dry-winter subtropical (Cwa) while Brasília is tropical savanna (Aw) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still land close enough to pair. Roughly 8,111 km (5,040 mi) separates them — far enough that Brasília feels like another continent, close enough on the climate numbers to stand in for Lusaka.
It is a close match: day-to-day weather in Brasília should feel familiar if you know Lusaka. July by 4°C (Brasília warmer); January means match within half a degree.
Sunshine stays close: Brasília at 10.5 h/day on average versus 9.8 h/day in Lusaka (January 10.3 h / 9.2 h, July 10.7 h / 10.5 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 5 µg/m³ in Brasília vs 11 in Lusaka (lower by 6 µg/m³). Dew points differ modestly (January 18°C vs 17°C; July 10°C vs 7°C).
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Brasília, Brazil is the closest distant match for Lusaka, Zambia — scored close, about 8,111 km (5,040 mi) away.
Lusaka and Brasília are separated by roughly 8,111 km (5,040 mi) on the great-circle route.
Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.
No — Lusaka is dry-winter subtropical (Cwa) and Brasília is tropical savanna (Aw), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.
Lusaka has a dry-winter subtropical climate (Cwa). January averages a high of 27°C and a low of 18°C with 230 mm of rain; July averages 23°C / 9°C and 0 mm.
Lusaka averages about 9.2 hours of sunshine a day in January and 10.5 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 10.9 µg/m³ (US AQI 48); July averages 11.9 µg/m³ (US AQI 50).
Other close climate matches for Lusaka: Guatemala City (fair), Belo Horizonte (loose), San José (loose).
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