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City Pairings
close match
Rostov-on-Don, Russia and Budapest, Hungary are a close climate match — 1,553 km (965 mi) apart. Rostov-on-Don is Köppen zone Cfa; Budapest is Cfb.
See Rostov-on-Don on the interactive map →Looking outward from Rostov-on-Don (humid subtropical, Cfa), the closest distant match is Budapest (oceanic, Cfb) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still line up closely enough. From Rostov-on-Don, the atlas looks only about 1,553 km (965 mi) away to Budapest — a nearby stand-in when you want this climate elsewhere.
For Rostov-on-Don, Budapest is a close outward match: weather there should feel familiar if you know this city. January means differ by 4°C (Budapest warmer); July by 1°C (Budapest cooler). Rainfall shifts more: Budapest is 15 mm drier in January.
Sunshine stays close: Budapest at 8.9 h/day on average versus 8.7 h/day in Rostov-on-Don (January 4.9 h / 3.6 h, July 12.8 h / 13.8 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (15 µg/m³ in Budapest, 11 in Rostov-on-Don). Humidity: dew point in Budapest runs about 4°C higher in January (-3°C vs -7°C), so the air feels muggier.
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Budapest, Hungary is the closest distant match for Rostov-on-Don, Russia — scored close, about 1,553 km (965 mi) away.
Rostov-on-Don and Budapest are separated by roughly 1,553 km (965 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 — Rostov-on-Don is humid subtropical (Cfa) and Budapest is oceanic (Cfb), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.
Rostov-on-Don has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). January averages a high of -1°C and a low of -6°C with 50 mm of rain; July averages 29°C / 18°C and 55 mm.
Rostov-on-Don averages about 3.6 hours of sunshine a day in January and 13.8 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 12.6 µg/m³ (US AQI 55); July averages 10.3 µg/m³ (US AQI 50).
Other close climate matches for Rostov-on-Don: Lyon (fair), Milan (fair), Vienna (close).
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