Similar Climates › City Pairings › Recife ≈ Apia
City Pairings
fair match
Recife, Brazil and Apia, Samoa are a fair climate match — 14,672 km (9,117 mi) apart. Recife is Köppen zone Am; Apia is Af.
See Recife on the interactive map →Recife is classed tropical monsoon (Am) while Apia is tropical rainforest (Af) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still land close enough to pair. They are about 14,672 km (9,117 mi) apart, nearly opposite on the globe, yet Apia still tracks Recife’s January and July.
It is a fair match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks between Recife and Apia. July by 2°C (Apia warmer); January means match within half a degree. Rainfall shifts more: Apia is 355 mm wetter in January, and 310 mm drier in July.
Sunshine stays close: Apia at 10.2 h/day on average versus 10.7 h/day in Recife (January 10.2 h / 11.3 h, July 10.2 h / 10 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (7 µg/m³ in Apia, 12 in Recife). Dew points differ modestly (January 24°C vs 22°C; July 22°C vs 21°C).
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Apia, Samoa is the closest distant match for Recife, Brazil — scored fair, about 14,672 km (9,117 mi) away.
Recife and Apia are separated by roughly 14,672 km (9,117 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 — Recife is tropical monsoon (Am) and Apia is tropical rainforest (Af), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.
Recife has a tropical monsoon climate (Am). January averages a high of 30°C and a low of 24°C with 95 mm of rain; July averages 27°C / 21°C and 390 mm.
Recife averages about 11.3 hours of sunshine a day in January and 10 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 11 µg/m³ (US AQI 53); July averages 12 µg/m³ (US AQI 55).
Other close climate matches for Recife: Port Vila (fair), Suva (loose), Port Louis (loose).
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