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🇨🇳 Nanjing’s climate twin is 🇯🇵 Nagoya, Japan

very close match

Nanjing, China and Nagoya, Japan are a very close climate match — 1,712 km (1,064 mi) apart. Nanjing is Köppen zone Cfa; Nagoya is Cfa.

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What to expect

Looking outward from Nanjing, the atlas lands on Nagoya in the same humid subtropical (Cfa) zone — a distant place whose seasons still rise and fall with this city's. From Nanjing, the atlas looks only about 1,712 km (1,064 mi) away to Nagoya — a nearby stand-in when you want this climate elsewhere.

For Nanjing, this is a very close outward match — Nagoya is among the tightest distant picks in the atlas. Temperatures stay tight: January means differ by 1°C (Nagoya warmer); July by 0°C (Nagoya cooler). Rainfall shifts more: Nagoya is 15 mm wetter in July.

Sunshine: Nagoya averages 8.6 hours a day across the two months vs 6.9 in Nanjing (1.7 h/day more; January 8.1 h vs 5.8 h, July 9.1 h vs 8.1 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 15 µg/m³ in Nagoya vs 49 in Nanjing (lower by 34 µg/m³). Dew points differ modestly (January -2°C vs -2°C; July 21°C vs 24°C).

January & July climate

January & July · °C and mm

NanjingNagoya
January
Temp
8° / 0°
9° / 1°
Rain
40 mm
50 mm
Dew
-2°
-2°
PM2.5
65.3 µg/m³
10.3 µg/m³
Sun
5.8 h
8.1 h
July
Temp
32° / 25°
32° / 24°
Rain
195 mm
210 mm
Dew
24°
21°
PM2.5
32.3 µg/m³
18.9 µg/m³
Sun
8.1 h
9.1 h

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Frequently asked questions

What place has a climate like Nanjing?

On Similar Climates, Nagoya, Japan is the closest distant match for Nanjing, China — scored very close, about 1,712 km (1,064 mi) away.

How far is Nanjing from its climate twin?

Nanjing and Nagoya are separated by roughly 1,712 km (1,064 mi) on the great-circle route.

Do Nanjing and Nagoya 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 Nanjing and Nagoya share a Köppen climate zone?

Yes — both are humid subtropical (Cfa).

What is the climate like in Nanjing?

Nanjing has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). January averages a high of 8°C and a low of 0°C with 40 mm of rain; July averages 32°C / 25°C and 195 mm.

How sunny is Nanjing?

Nanjing averages about 5.8 hours of sunshine a day in January and 8.1 hours in July.

What is the air quality like in Nanjing?

January PM2.5 averages about 65.3 µg/m³ (US AQI 143); July averages 32.3 µg/m³ (US AQI 101).

Other close climate matches for Nanjing: Osaka (close), Tokyo (fair), Fukuoka (fair).

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