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🇮🇹 Naples’ climate twin is 🇦🇺 Adelaide, Australia

close match

Naples, Italy and Adelaide, Australia are a close climate match — 15,168 km (9,425 mi) apart. Naples is Köppen zone Csa; Adelaide is Csb.

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What to expect

Looking outward from Naples (hot-summer Mediterranean, Csa), the closest distant match is Adelaide (warm-summer Mediterranean, Csb) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still line up closely enough. The hemispheres disagree on the calendar, so Naples’ January is compared with Adelaide’s July. From Naples, Adelaide is nearly opposite on the globe (15,168 km / 9,425 mi), yet still the place this atlas picks when January and July need a match.

For Naples, Adelaide is a close outward match: weather there should feel familiar if you know this city. January means differ by 4°C (Adelaide warmer); July by 1°C (Adelaide cooler). Rainfall shifts more: Adelaide is 25 mm drier in January.

Sunshine stays close: Adelaide at 10.3 h/day on average versus 10.4 h/day in Naples (January 8.2 h / 7 h, July 12.4 h / 13.8 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 5 µg/m³ in Adelaide vs 13 in Naples (lower by 8 µg/m³). Humidity: dew point in Adelaide runs about 6°C lower in July (11°C vs 17°C), so the air feels drier.

January & July climate

January & July · °C and mm

NaplesAdelaide
January
Temp
13° / 4°
16° / 8°
Rain
95 mm
70 mm
Dew
5°
6°
PM2.5
14.5 µg/m³
4.2 µg/m³
Sun
7.0 h
8.2 h
July
Temp
30° / 18°
29° / 17°
Rain
24 mm
20 mm
Dew
17°
11°
PM2.5
12.1 µg/m³
5.5 µg/m³
Sun
13.8 h
12.4 h

Adelaide is in the southern hemisphere, so its July lines up with Naples's January — the bars above pair each city's summer and winter, not the calendar month.

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Frequently asked questions

What place has a climate like Naples?

On Similar Climates, Adelaide, Australia is the closest distant match for Naples, Italy — scored close, about 15,168 km (9,425 mi) away.

How far is Naples from its climate twin?

Naples and Adelaide are separated by roughly 15,168 km (9,425 mi) on the great-circle route.

Do Naples and Adelaide have their seasons at the same time?

No — they sit in opposite hemispheres, so seasons run about six months apart: Adelaide’s July pairs with Naples’ January in the comparison.

Do Naples and Adelaide share a Köppen climate zone?

No — Naples is hot-summer Mediterranean (Csa) and Adelaide is warm-summer Mediterranean (Csb), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.

What is the climate like in Naples?

Naples has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa). January averages a high of 13°C and a low of 4°C with 95 mm of rain; July averages 30°C / 18°C and 24 mm.

How sunny is Naples?

Naples averages about 7 hours of sunshine a day in January and 13.8 hours in July.

What is the air quality like in Naples?

January PM2.5 averages about 14.5 µg/m³ (US AQI 58); July averages 12.1 µg/m³ (US AQI 55).

Other close climate matches for Naples: Cape Town (fair), Perth (fair), Srinagar (fair).

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