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fair match
Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Kyiv, Ukraine are a fair climate match — 8,035 km (4,993 mi) apart. Milwaukee is Köppen zone Dfa; Kyiv is Dfb.
See Milwaukee on the interactive map →Milwaukee is classed hot-summer continental (Dfa) while Kyiv is warm-summer continental (Dfb) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still land close enough to pair. Roughly 8,035 km (4,993 mi) separates them — far enough that Kyiv feels like another continent, close enough on the climate numbers to stand in for Milwaukee.
It is a fair match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks between Milwaukee and Kyiv. Temperatures stay tight: January means differ by 2°C (Kyiv warmer); July by 0°C (Kyiv cooler). Rainfall shifts more: Kyiv is 20 mm drier in July.
Sunshine: Kyiv averages 7.7 hours a day across the two months vs 8.8 in Milwaukee (1.1 h/day less; January 2.6 h vs 5.3 h, July 12.8 h vs 12.4 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (11 µg/m³ in Kyiv, 10 in Milwaukee). Humidity: dew point in Kyiv runs about 4°C lower in July (13°C vs 17°C), so the air feels drier.
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Kyiv, Ukraine is the closest distant match for Milwaukee, Wisconsin — scored fair, about 8,035 km (4,993 mi) away.
Milwaukee and Kyiv are separated by roughly 8,035 km (4,993 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 — Milwaukee is hot-summer continental (Dfa) and Kyiv is warm-summer continental (Dfb), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.
Milwaukee has a hot-summer continental climate (Dfa). January averages a high of -1°C and a low of -9°C with 45 mm of rain; July averages 27°C / 17°C and 90 mm.
Milwaukee averages about 5.3 hours of sunshine a day in January and 12.4 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 7 µg/m³ (US AQI 39); July averages 14 µg/m³ (US AQI 63).
Other close climate matches for Milwaukee: Bratislava (fair), Kraków (fair), Venice (fair).
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