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City Pairings
close match
Natal, Brazil and Papeete, French Polynesia are a close climate match — 12,360 km (7,680 mi) apart. Natal is Köppen zone As; Papeete is Af.
See Natal on the interactive map →Natal is classed tropical savanna, dry summer (As) while Papeete is tropical rainforest (Af) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still land close enough to pair. Roughly 12,360 km (7,680 mi) separates them — far enough that Papeete feels like another continent, close enough on the climate numbers to stand in for Natal.
It is a close match: day-to-day weather in Papeete should feel familiar if you know Natal. Temperatures stay tight: January means differ by 1°C (Papeete cooler); July by 2°C (Papeete cooler). Rainfall shifts more: Papeete is 260 mm wetter in January, and 190 mm drier in July.
Sunshine: Papeete averages 9.4 hours a day across the two months vs 10.7 in Natal (1.2 h/day less; January 9.3 h vs 11.3 h, July 9.6 h vs 10.1 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (6 µg/m³ in Papeete, 10 in Natal). Humidity: dew point in Papeete runs about 4°C lower in July (17°C vs 21°C), so the air feels drier.
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Papeete, French Polynesia is the closest distant match for Natal, Brazil — scored close, about 12,360 km (7,680 mi) away.
Natal and Papeete are separated by roughly 12,360 km (7,680 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 — Natal is tropical savanna, dry summer (As) and Papeete is tropical rainforest (Af), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.
Natal has a tropical savanna, dry summer climate (As). January averages a high of 31°C and a low of 24°C with 70 mm of rain; July averages 28°C / 22°C and 250 mm.
Natal averages about 11.3 hours of sunshine a day in January and 10.1 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 10.2 µg/m³ (US AQI 51); July averages 10.6 µg/m³ (US AQI 52).
Other close climate matches for Natal: Port Louis (close), Nuku'alofa (fair), Malabo (fair).
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