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fair match
Mendoza, Argentina and Albuquerque, New Mexico are a fair climate match — 8,523 km (5,296 mi) apart. Mendoza is Köppen zone BWk; Albuquerque is BSk.
See Mendoza on the interactive map →Looking outward from Mendoza (cold desert, BWk), the closest distant match is Albuquerque (cold steppe, BSk) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still line up closely enough. The hemispheres disagree on the calendar, so Mendoza’s January is compared with Albuquerque’s July. Mendoza looks across roughly 8,523 km (5,296 mi) to Albuquerque: a distant mirror when you want this climate on the other side of the map.
For Mendoza, Albuquerque is a fair outward match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks. July by 8°C (Albuquerque cooler); January means differ by 1°C (Albuquerque warmer). Monthly rainfall stays within 8 mm in both January and July.
Sunshine stays close: Albuquerque at 10.8 h/day on average versus 10.8 h/day in Mendoza (January 13 h / 12.6 h, July 8.6 h / 8.9 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (8 µg/m³ in Albuquerque, 7 in Mendoza). Humidity: dew point in Albuquerque runs about 6°C lower in July (-5°C vs 1°C), so the air feels drier.
January & July · °C and mm
Mendoza is in the southern hemisphere, so its July lines up with Albuquerque's January — the bars above pair each city's summer and winter, not the calendar month.
Compare Mendoza and Albuquerque month by month on the interactive map →
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On Similar Climates, Albuquerque, New Mexico is the closest distant match for Mendoza, Argentina — scored fair, about 8,523 km (5,296 mi) away.
Mendoza and Albuquerque are separated by roughly 8,523 km (5,296 mi) on the great-circle route.
No — they sit in opposite hemispheres, so seasons run about six months apart: Albuquerque’s July pairs with Mendoza’s January in the comparison.
No — Mendoza is cold desert (BWk) and Albuquerque is cold steppe (BSk), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.
Mendoza has a cold desert climate (BWk). January averages a high of 32°C and a low of 18°C with 30 mm of rain; July averages 15°C / 3°C and 8 mm.
Mendoza averages about 12.6 hours of sunshine a day in January and 8.9 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 5.7 µg/m³ (US AQI 36); July averages 7.8 µg/m³ (US AQI 41).
Other close climate matches for Mendoza: El Paso (fair), Madrid (loose), Sana'a (loose).
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