Similar Climates › City Pairings › Manama ≈ Djibouti
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fair match
Manama, Bahrain and Djibouti, Djibouti are a fair climate match — 1,805 km (1,122 mi) apart. Manama is Köppen zone BWh; Djibouti is BWh.
See Manama on the interactive map →Manama and Djibouti both sit in the hot desert (BWh) zone, so their seasonal arcs line up. They sit only about 1,805 km (1,122 mi) apart — a short hop on the atlas for a climate match this close.
It is a fair match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks between Manama and Djibouti. January means differ by 8°C (Djibouti warmer); July by 2°C (Djibouti warmer). Monthly rainfall stays within 5 mm in both January and July.
Sunshine stays close: Djibouti at 10.3 h/day on average versus 10.7 h/day in Manama (January 10.7 h / 9.4 h, July 9.9 h / 12 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 20 µg/m³ in Djibouti vs 40 in Manama (lower by 20 µg/m³). Humidity: dew point in Djibouti runs about 10°C higher in January (20°C vs 10°C), so the air feels muggier.
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Djibouti, Djibouti is the closest distant match for Manama, Bahrain — scored fair, about 1,805 km (1,122 mi) away.
Manama and Djibouti are separated by roughly 1,805 km (1,122 mi) on the great-circle route.
Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.
Yes — both are hot desert (BWh).
Manama has a hot desert climate (BWh). January averages a high of 20°C and a low of 12°C with 15 mm of rain; July averages 40°C / 29°C and 0 mm.
Manama averages about 9.4 hours of sunshine a day in January and 12 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 29.4 µg/m³ (US AQI 91); July averages 50.4 µg/m³ (US AQI 167).
Other close climate matches for Manama: Jeddah (fair), Las Vegas (loose), Phoenix (loose).
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