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fair match
New York City, New York and Sapporo, Japan are a fair climate match — 10,047 km (6,243 mi) apart. New York City is Köppen zone Cfa; Sapporo is Dfb.
See New York City on the interactive map →Looking outward from New York City (humid subtropical, Cfa), the closest distant match is Sapporo (warm-summer continental, Dfb) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still line up closely enough. New York City looks across roughly 10,047 km (6,243 mi) to Sapporo: a distant mirror when you want this climate on the other side of the map.
For New York City, Sapporo is a fair outward match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks. January means differ by 4°C (Sapporo cooler); July by 2°C (Sapporo cooler). Rainfall shifts more: Sapporo is 26 mm drier in July, and 15 mm wetter in January.
Sunshine stays close: Sapporo at 8.2 h/day on average versus 8.8 h/day in New York City (January 6.1 h / 6.1 h, July 10.4 h / 11.6 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 10 µg/m³ in Sapporo vs 17 in New York City (lower by 8 µg/m³). Dew points differ modestly (January -9°C vs -6°C; July 16°C vs 18°C).
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Sapporo, Japan is the closest distant match for New York City, New York — scored fair, about 10,047 km (6,243 mi) away.
New York City and Sapporo are separated by roughly 10,047 km (6,243 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 — New York City is humid subtropical (Cfa) and Sapporo is warm-summer continental (Dfb), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.
New York City has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). January averages a high of 4°C and a low of -3°C with 94 mm of rain; July averages 29°C / 21°C and 117 mm.
New York City averages about 6.1 hours of sunshine a day in January and 11.6 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 14.2 µg/m³ (US AQI 57); July averages 20.3 µg/m³ (US AQI 82).
Other close climate matches for New York City: Tokyo (fair), Shanghai (loose), Istanbul (loose).
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