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🇮🇩 Medan’s climate twin is 🇧🇿 Belmopan, Belize

close match

Medan, Indonesia and Belmopan, Belize are a close climate match — 17,560 km (10,911 mi) apart. Medan is Köppen zone Af; Belmopan is Am.

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What to expect

Looking outward from Medan (tropical rainforest, Af), the closest distant match is Belmopan (tropical monsoon, Am) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still line up closely enough. From Medan, Belmopan is nearly opposite on the globe (17,560 km / 10,911 mi), yet still the place this atlas picks when January and July need a match.

For Medan, Belmopan is a close outward match: weather there should feel familiar if you know this city. January means differ by 2°C (Belmopan cooler); July by 0°C (Belmopan warmer). Rainfall shifts more: Belmopan is 15 mm drier in January.

Sunshine stays close: Belmopan at 9.8 h/day on average versus 8.9 h/day in Medan (January 9.1 h / 8.5 h, July 10.6 h / 9.3 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 8 µg/m³ in Belmopan vs 29 in Medan (lower by 20 µg/m³). Dew points differ modestly (January 20°C vs 23°C; July 23°C vs 23°C).

January & July climate

January & July · °C and mm

MedanBelmopan
January
Temp
31° / 21°
28° / 19°
Rain
125 mm
110 mm
Dew
23°
20°
PM2.5
24.7 µg/m³
5.7 µg/m³
Sun
8.5 h
9.1 h
July
Temp
32° / 22°
32° / 23°
Rain
175 mm
175 mm
Dew
23°
23°
PM2.5
32.4 µg/m³
10.8 µg/m³
Sun
9.3 h
10.6 h

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Frequently asked questions

What place has a climate like Medan?

On Similar Climates, Belmopan, Belize is the closest distant match for Medan, Indonesia — scored close, about 17,560 km (10,911 mi) away.

How far is Medan from its climate twin?

Medan and Belmopan are separated by roughly 17,560 km (10,911 mi) on the great-circle route.

Do Medan and Belmopan 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 Medan and Belmopan share a Köppen climate zone?

No — Medan is tropical rainforest (Af) and Belmopan is tropical monsoon (Am), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.

What is the climate like in Medan?

Medan has a tropical rainforest climate (Af). January averages a high of 31°C and a low of 21°C with 125 mm of rain; July averages 32°C / 22°C and 175 mm.

How sunny is Medan?

Medan averages about 8.5 hours of sunshine a day in January and 9.3 hours in July.

What is the air quality like in Medan?

January PM2.5 averages about 24.7 µg/m³ (US AQI 80); July averages 32.4 µg/m³ (US AQI 98).

Other close climate matches for Medan: Villahermosa (fair), Port of Spain (fair), Santo Domingo (fair).

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