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🇺🇸 Salt Lake City’s climate twin is 🇦🇲 Yerevan, Armenia

very close match

Salt Lake City, Utah and Yerevan, Armenia are a very close climate match — 10,704 km (6,651 mi) apart. Salt Lake City is Köppen zone Cfa; Yerevan is Dfa.

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What to expect

Looking outward from Salt Lake City (humid subtropical, Cfa), the closest distant match is Yerevan (hot-summer continental, Dfa) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still line up closely enough. Salt Lake City looks across roughly 10,704 km (6,651 mi) to Yerevan: a distant mirror when you want this climate on the other side of the map.

For Salt Lake City, this is a very close outward match — Yerevan is among the tightest distant picks in the atlas. Temperatures stay tight: January means differ by 1°C (Yerevan cooler); July by 1°C (Yerevan cooler).

Sunshine stays close: Yerevan at 10.7 h/day on average versus 10.3 h/day in Salt Lake City (January 7.7 h / 6.8 h, July 13.6 h / 13.8 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (9 µg/m³ in Yerevan, 10 in Salt Lake City). Humidity: dew point in Yerevan runs about 6°C higher in July (13°C vs 7°C), so the air feels muggier.

January & July climate

January & July · °C and mm

Salt Lake CityYerevan
January
Temp
3° / -5°
2° / -6°
Rain
34 mm
22 mm
Dew
-8°
-8°
PM2.5
11.9 µg/m³
9.5 µg/m³
Sun
6.8 h
7.7 h
July
Temp
34° / 20°
33° / 19°
Rain
13 mm
10 mm
Dew
7°
13°
PM2.5
8.1 µg/m³
8 µg/m³
Sun
13.8 h
13.6 h

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Frequently asked questions

What place has a climate like Salt Lake City?

On Similar Climates, Yerevan, Armenia is the closest distant match for Salt Lake City, Utah — scored very close, about 10,704 km (6,651 mi) away.

How far is Salt Lake City from its climate twin?

Salt Lake City and Yerevan are separated by roughly 10,704 km (6,651 mi) on the great-circle route.

Do Salt Lake City and Yerevan have their seasons at the same time?

Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.

Do Salt Lake City and Yerevan share a Köppen climate zone?

No — Salt Lake City is humid subtropical (Cfa) and Yerevan is hot-summer continental (Dfa), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.

What is the climate like in Salt Lake City?

Salt Lake City has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). January averages a high of 3°C and a low of -5°C with 34 mm of rain; July averages 34°C / 20°C and 13 mm.

How sunny is Salt Lake City?

Salt Lake City averages about 6.8 hours of sunshine a day in January and 13.8 hours in July.

What is the air quality like in Salt Lake City?

January PM2.5 averages about 11.9 µg/m³ (US AQI 53); July averages 8.1 µg/m³ (US AQI 56).

Other close climate matches for Salt Lake City: Mashhad (fair), Tashkent (fair), Madrid (fair).

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