Similar Climates › City Pairings › Mexico City ≈ Asmara
City Pairings
fair match
Mexico City, Mexico and Asmara, Eritrea are a fair climate match — 14,016 km (8,709 mi) apart. Mexico City is Köppen zone Cwb; Asmara is Cfb.
See Mexico City on the interactive map →Looking outward from Mexico City (subtropical highland, Cwb), the closest distant match is Asmara (oceanic, Cfb) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still line up closely enough. From Mexico City, Asmara is nearly opposite on the globe (14,016 km / 8,709 mi), yet still the place this atlas picks when January and July need a match.
For Mexico City, Asmara is a fair outward match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks. Temperatures stay tight: January means differ by 0°C (Asmara warmer); July by 1°C (Asmara cooler). Monthly rainfall stays within 8 mm in both January and July.
Sunshine stays close: Asmara at 10.4 h/day on average versus 10.4 h/day in Mexico City (January 10.9 h / 10.1 h, July 9.9 h / 10.8 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 13 µg/m³ in Asmara vs 22 in Mexico City (lower by 9 µg/m³). Humidity: dew point in Asmara runs about 4°C higher in January (8°C vs 4°C), so the air feels muggier.
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Asmara, Eritrea is the closest distant match for Mexico City, Mexico — scored fair, about 14,016 km (8,709 mi) away.
Mexico City and Asmara are separated by roughly 14,016 km (8,709 mi) on the great-circle route.
Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.
No — Mexico City is subtropical highland (Cwb) and Asmara is oceanic (Cfb), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.
Mexico City has a subtropical highland climate (Cwb). January averages a high of 22°C and a low of 6°C with 9 mm of rain; July averages 24°C / 13°C and 168 mm.
Mexico City averages about 10.1 hours of sunshine a day in January and 10.8 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 22.9 µg/m³ (US AQI 86); July averages 21.2 µg/m³ (US AQI 76).
Other close climate matches for Mexico City: Sucre (fair), Johannesburg (loose), Mbabane (loose).
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