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fair match
Sacramento, California and Damascus, Syria are a fair climate match — 11,677 km (7,256 mi) apart. Sacramento is Köppen zone Csa; Damascus is BSk.
See Sacramento on the interactive map →Looking outward from Sacramento (hot-summer Mediterranean, Csa), the closest distant match is Damascus (cold steppe, BSk) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still line up closely enough. Sacramento looks across roughly 11,677 km (7,256 mi) to Damascus: a distant mirror when you want this climate on the other side of the map.
For Sacramento, Damascus is a fair outward match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks. July by 2°C (Damascus warmer); January means differ by 2°C (Damascus cooler). Rainfall shifts more: Damascus is 45 mm drier in January.
Sunshine stays close: Damascus at 10.9 h/day on average versus 10.1 h/day in Sacramento (January 8.5 h / 6.2 h, July 13.3 h / 13.9 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (12 µg/m³ in Damascus, 9 in Sacramento). Dew points differ modestly (January 2°C vs 5°C; July 11°C vs 12°C).
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Damascus, Syria is the closest distant match for Sacramento, California — scored fair, about 11,677 km (7,256 mi) away.
Sacramento and Damascus are separated by roughly 11,677 km (7,256 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 — Sacramento is hot-summer Mediterranean (Csa) and Damascus is cold steppe (BSk), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.
Sacramento has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa). January averages a high of 13°C and a low of 4°C with 90 mm of rain; July averages 34°C / 16°C and 0 mm.
Sacramento averages about 6.2 hours of sunshine a day in January and 13.9 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 8.9 µg/m³ (US AQI 44); July averages 8.9 µg/m³ (US AQI 54).
Other close climate matches for Sacramento: Fes (loose), Seville (loose), Nicosia (loose).
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