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fair match
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia and Tromsø, Norway are a fair climate match — 5,987 km (3,720 mi) apart. Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky is Köppen zone Dfc; Tromsø is Dfc.
See Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky on the interactive map →Looking outward from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the atlas lands on Tromsø in the same subarctic (Dfc) zone — a distant place whose seasons still rise and fall with this city's. From Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky's point of view, Tromsø sits about 5,987 km (3,720 mi) out — far enough to feel like another place, close enough on the numbers to stand in.
For Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Tromsø is a fair outward match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks. January means differ by 4°C (Tromsø warmer); July by 2°C (Tromsø cooler). Rainfall shifts more: Tromsø is 25 mm wetter in January.
Sunshine: Tromsø averages 5.8 hours a day across the two months vs 7.2 in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (1.4 h/day less; January 0.1 h vs 4.7 h, July 11.6 h vs 9.8 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (3 µg/m³ in Tromsø, 4 in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky). Humidity: dew point in Tromsø runs about 5°C higher in January (-7°C vs -12°C), so the air feels muggier.
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Tromsø, Norway is the closest distant match for Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia — scored fair, about 5,987 km (3,720 mi) away.
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and Tromsø are separated by roughly 5,987 km (3,720 mi) on the great-circle route.
Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.
Yes — both are subarctic (Dfc).
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky has a subarctic climate (Dfc). January averages a high of -5°C and a low of -11°C with 70 mm of rain; July averages 16°C / 11°C and 70 mm.
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky averages about 4.7 hours of sunshine a day in January and 9.8 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 2.8 µg/m³ (US AQI 34); July averages 4.6 µg/m³ (US AQI 29).
Other close climate matches for Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky: Trondheim (fair), Reykjavík (fair), Anchorage (loose).
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