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🇮🇩 Palembang’s climate twin is 🇧🇷 Manaus, Brazil

very close match

Palembang, Indonesia and Manaus, Brazil are a very close climate match — 18,195 km (11,306 mi) apart. Palembang is Köppen zone Af; Manaus is Af.

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What to expect

Looking outward from Palembang, the atlas lands on Manaus in the same tropical rainforest (Af) zone — a distant place whose seasons still rise and fall with this city's. From Palembang, Manaus is nearly opposite on the globe (18,195 km / 11,306 mi), yet still the place this atlas picks when January and July need a match.

For Palembang, this is a very close outward match — Manaus is among the tightest distant picks in the atlas. Temperatures stay tight: January means differ by 1°C (Manaus warmer); July by 0°C (Manaus warmer). Rainfall shifts more: Manaus is 15 mm wetter in January, and 15 mm drier in July.

Sunshine: Manaus averages 10.2 hours a day across the two months vs 9.0 in Palembang (1.2 h/day more; January 9.2 h vs 8 h, July 11.3 h vs 10 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (10 µg/m³ in Manaus, 14 in Palembang).

January & July climate

January & July · °C and mm

PalembangManaus
January
Temp
30° / 23°
31° / 24°
Rain
265 mm
280 mm
Dew
23°
24°
PM2.5
12.5 µg/m³
9.2 µg/m³
Sun
8.0 h
9.2 h
July
Temp
32° / 23°
32° / 24°
Rain
100 mm
85 mm
Dew
23°
23°
PM2.5
15.8 µg/m³
10.1 µg/m³
Sun
10.0 h
11.3 h

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Frequently asked questions

What place has a climate like Palembang?

On Similar Climates, Manaus, Brazil is the closest distant match for Palembang, Indonesia — scored very close, about 18,195 km (11,306 mi) away.

How far is Palembang from its climate twin?

Palembang and Manaus are separated by roughly 18,195 km (11,306 mi) on the great-circle route.

Do Palembang and Manaus 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 Palembang and Manaus share a Köppen climate zone?

Yes — both are tropical rainforest (Af).

What is the climate like in Palembang?

Palembang has a tropical rainforest climate (Af). January averages a high of 30°C and a low of 23°C with 265 mm of rain; July averages 32°C / 23°C and 100 mm.

How sunny is Palembang?

Palembang averages about 8 hours of sunshine a day in January and 10 hours in July.

What is the air quality like in Palembang?

January PM2.5 averages about 12.5 µg/m³ (US AQI 55); July averages 15.8 µg/m³ (US AQI 63).

Other close climate matches for Palembang: São Luís (close), Honiara (close), Iquitos (fair).

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