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🇯🇵 Osaka’s climate twin is 🇨🇳 Wuhan, China

very close match

Osaka, Japan and Wuhan, China are a very close climate match — 2,036 km (1,265 mi) apart. Osaka is Köppen zone Cfa; Wuhan is Cfa.

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What to expect

Looking outward from Osaka, the atlas lands on Wuhan in the same humid subtropical (Cfa) zone — a distant place whose seasons still rise and fall with this city's. From Osaka, the atlas looks only about 2,036 km (1,265 mi) away to Wuhan — a nearby stand-in when you want this climate elsewhere.

For Osaka, this is a very close outward match — Wuhan is among the tightest distant picks in the atlas. Temperatures stay tight: January means differ by 1°C (Wuhan cooler); July by 0°C (Wuhan warmer). Rainfall shifts more: Wuhan is 35 mm wetter in July.

Sunshine: Wuhan averages 7.2 hours a day across the two months vs 8.6 in Osaka (1.4 h/day less; January 5.2 h vs 7.6 h, July 9.2 h vs 9.5 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 63 µg/m³ in Wuhan vs 18 in Osaka (higher by 45 µg/m³). Dew points differ modestly (January -1°C vs -1°C; July 24°C vs 21°C).

January & July climate

January & July · °C and mm

OsakaWuhan
January
Temp
9° / 2°
8° / 1°
Rain
45 mm
47 mm
Dew
-1°
-1°
PM2.5
14.5 µg/m³
90.3 µg/m³
Sun
7.6 h
5.2 h
July
Temp
33° / 25°
33° / 26°
Rain
155 mm
190 mm
Dew
21°
24°
PM2.5
22.5 µg/m³
36.2 µg/m³
Sun
9.5 h
9.2 h

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Frequently asked questions

What place has a climate like Osaka?

On Similar Climates, Wuhan, China is the closest distant match for Osaka, Japan — scored very close, about 2,036 km (1,265 mi) away.

How far is Osaka from its climate twin?

Osaka and Wuhan are separated by roughly 2,036 km (1,265 mi) on the great-circle route.

Do Osaka and Wuhan 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 Osaka and Wuhan share a Köppen climate zone?

Yes — both are humid subtropical (Cfa).

What is the climate like in Osaka?

Osaka has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). January averages a high of 9°C and a low of 2°C with 45 mm of rain; July averages 33°C / 25°C and 155 mm.

How sunny is Osaka?

Osaka averages about 7.6 hours of sunshine a day in January and 9.5 hours in July.

What is the air quality like in Osaka?

January PM2.5 averages about 14.5 µg/m³ (US AQI 58); July averages 22.5 µg/m³ (US AQI 80).

Other close climate matches for Osaka: Changsha (close), Hangzhou (close), Nanjing (close).

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