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City Pairings
close match
Manchester, England and Dunedin, New Zealand are a close climate match — 19,022 km (11,820 mi) apart. Manchester is Köppen zone Cfb; Dunedin is Cfb.
See Manchester on the interactive map →Manchester 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: Manchester’s January against Dunedin’s July. They are about 19,022 km (11,820 mi) apart, nearly opposite on the globe, yet Dunedin still tracks Manchester’s January and July.
It is a close match: day-to-day weather in Dunedin should feel familiar if you know Manchester. January means differ by 2°C (Dunedin warmer); July by 1°C (Dunedin cooler). Monthly rainfall stays within 5 mm in both January and July.
Sunshine: Dunedin averages 8.3 hours a day across the two months vs 6.6 in Manchester (1.8 h/day more; January 6.1 h vs 3.2 h, July 10.5 h vs 9.9 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (5 µg/m³ in Dunedin, 9 in Manchester). Dew points differ modestly (January 3°C vs 2°C; July 10°C vs 12°C).
January & July · °C and mm
Dunedin is in the southern hemisphere, so its July lines up with Manchester's January — the bars above pair each city's summer and winter, not the calendar month.
Compare Manchester 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 Manchester, England — scored close, about 19,022 km (11,820 mi) away.
Manchester and Dunedin are separated by roughly 19,022 km (11,820 mi) on the great-circle route.
No — they sit in opposite hemispheres, so seasons run about six months apart: Dunedin’s July pairs with Manchester’s January in the comparison.
Yes — both are oceanic (Cfb).
Manchester has a oceanic climate (Cfb). January averages a high of 7°C and a low of 2°C with 72 mm of rain; July averages 20°C / 12°C and 70 mm.
Manchester averages about 3.2 hours of sunshine a day in January and 9.9 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 11.8 µg/m³ (US AQI 52); July averages 6.2 µg/m³ (US AQI 34).
Other close climate matches for Manchester: Hobart (fair), Wellington (fair), Gothenburg (close).
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Explore Manchester and Dunedin on the interactive map →