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🇧🇷 Manaus’ climate twin is 🇮🇩 Palembang, Indonesia

very close match

Manaus, Brazil and Palembang, Indonesia are a very close climate match — 18,195 km (11,306 mi) apart. Manaus is Köppen zone Af; Palembang is Af.

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What to expect

Looking outward from Manaus, the atlas lands on Palembang in the same tropical rainforest (Af) zone — a distant place whose seasons still rise and fall with this city's. From Manaus, Palembang is nearly opposite on the globe (18,195 km / 11,306 mi), yet still the place this atlas picks when January and July need a match.

For Manaus, this is a very close outward match — Palembang is among the tightest distant picks in the atlas. Temperatures stay tight: January means differ by 1°C (Palembang cooler); July by 0°C (Palembang cooler). Rainfall shifts more: Palembang is 15 mm drier in January, and 15 mm wetter in July.

Sunshine: Palembang averages 9.0 hours a day across the two months vs 10.2 in Manaus (1.2 h/day less; January 8 h vs 9.2 h, July 10 h vs 11.3 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (14 µg/m³ in Palembang, 10 in Manaus).

January & July climate

January & July · °C and mm

ManausPalembang
January
Temp
31° / 24°
30° / 23°
Rain
280 mm
265 mm
Dew
24°
23°
PM2.5
9.2 µg/m³
12.5 µg/m³
Sun
9.2 h
8.0 h
July
Temp
32° / 24°
32° / 23°
Rain
85 mm
100 mm
Dew
23°
23°
PM2.5
10.1 µg/m³
15.8 µg/m³
Sun
11.3 h
10.0 h

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Frequently asked questions

What place has a climate like Manaus?

On Similar Climates, Palembang, Indonesia is the closest distant match for Manaus, Brazil — scored very close, about 18,195 km (11,306 mi) away.

How far is Manaus from its climate twin?

Manaus and Palembang are separated by roughly 18,195 km (11,306 mi) on the great-circle route.

Do Manaus and Palembang have their seasons at the same time?

Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.

Do Manaus and Palembang share a Köppen climate zone?

Yes — both are tropical rainforest (Af).

What is the climate like in Manaus?

Manaus has a tropical rainforest climate (Af). January averages a high of 31°C and a low of 24°C with 280 mm of rain; July averages 32°C / 24°C and 85 mm.

How sunny is Manaus?

Manaus averages about 9.2 hours of sunshine a day in January and 11.3 hours in July.

What is the air quality like in Manaus?

January PM2.5 averages about 9.2 µg/m³ (US AQI 46); July averages 10.1 µg/m³ (US AQI 51).

Other close climate matches for Manaus: Honiara (close), Denpasar (close), Jakarta (fair).

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