Similar Climates › City Pairings › Oran ≈ Tijuana
City Pairings
fair match
Oran, Algeria and Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico are a fair climate match — 9,947 km (6,181 mi) apart. Oran is Köppen zone BSh; Tijuana is BSk.
See Oran on the interactive map →Oran is classed hot steppe (BSh) while Tijuana is cold steppe (BSk) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still land close enough to pair. Roughly 9,947 km (6,181 mi) separates them — far enough that Tijuana feels like another continent, close enough on the climate numbers to stand in for Oran.
It is a fair match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks between Oran and Tijuana. January means differ by 3°C (Tijuana warmer); July by 2°C (Tijuana cooler). Monthly rainfall stays within 1 mm in both January and July.
Sunshine stays close: Tijuana at 10.6 h/day on average versus 10.8 h/day in Oran (January 8.6 h / 8.7 h, July 12.5 h / 12.9 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (13 µg/m³ in Tijuana, 11 in Oran). Dew points differ modestly (January 6°C vs 7°C; July 15°C vs 18°C).
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico is the closest distant match for Oran, Algeria — scored fair, about 9,947 km (6,181 mi) away.
Oran and Tijuana are separated by roughly 9,947 km (6,181 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 — Oran is hot steppe (BSh) and Tijuana is cold steppe (BSk), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.
Oran has a hot steppe climate (BSh). January averages a high of 16°C and a low of 6°C with 50 mm of rain; July averages 29°C / 19°C and 0 mm.
Oran averages about 8.7 hours of sunshine a day in January and 12.9 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 8.1 µg/m³ (US AQI 43); July averages 13.3 µg/m³ (US AQI 58).
Other close climate matches for Oran: Los Angeles (close), Tripoli (close), Alexandria (fair).
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