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fair match
Saint Paul, Minnesota and Hohhot, China are a fair climate match — 10,165 km (6,316 mi) apart. Saint Paul is Köppen zone Dfa; Hohhot is BSk.
See Saint Paul on the interactive map →Saint Paul is classed hot-summer continental (Dfa) while Hohhot is cold steppe (BSk) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still land close enough to pair. Roughly 10,165 km (6,316 mi) separates them — far enough that Hohhot feels like another continent, close enough on the climate numbers to stand in for Saint Paul.
It is a fair match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks between Saint Paul and Hohhot. January means differ by 2°C (Hohhot cooler); July by 1°C (Hohhot cooler). Rainfall shifts more: Hohhot is 19 mm drier in January.
Sunshine stays close: Hohhot at 9.4 h/day on average versus 9.1 h/day in Saint Paul (January 8.4 h / 5.5 h, July 10.5 h / 12.7 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 27 µg/m³ in Hohhot vs 13 in Saint Paul (higher by 14 µg/m³). Humidity: dew point in Hohhot runs about 7°C lower in January (-20°C vs -13°C), so the air feels drier.
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Hohhot, China is the closest distant match for Saint Paul, Minnesota — scored fair, about 10,165 km (6,316 mi) away.
Saint Paul and Hohhot are separated by roughly 10,165 km (6,316 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 — Saint Paul is hot-summer continental (Dfa) and Hohhot is cold steppe (BSk), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.
Saint Paul has a hot-summer continental climate (Dfa). January averages a high of -4°C and a low of -13°C with 22 mm of rain; July averages 29°C / 19°C and 107 mm.
Saint Paul averages about 5.5 hours of sunshine a day in January and 12.7 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 10.1 µg/m³ (US AQI 46); July averages 15.8 µg/m³ (US AQI 63).
Other close climate matches for Saint Paul: Shenyang (loose), Changchun (loose), Volgograd (loose).
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