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fair match
Salvador, Brazil and Cebu City, Philippines are a fair climate match — 18,074 km (11,231 mi) apart. Salvador is Köppen zone Af; Cebu City is Af.
See Salvador on the interactive map →Salvador and Cebu City both sit in the tropical rainforest (Af) zone, so their seasonal arcs line up. They are about 18,074 km (11,231 mi) apart, nearly opposite on the globe, yet Cebu City still tracks Salvador’s January and July.
It is a fair match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks between Salvador and Cebu City. July by 3°C (Cebu City warmer); January means differ by 0°C (Cebu City cooler). Monthly rainfall stays within 1 mm in both January and July.
Sunshine: Cebu City averages 9.2 hours a day across the two months vs 11.1 in Salvador (1.9 h/day less; January 9.1 h vs 11.6 h, July 9.3 h vs 10.5 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (8 µg/m³ in Cebu City, 9 in Salvador). Humidity: dew point in Cebu City runs about 4°C higher in July (24°C vs 20°C), so the air feels muggier.
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Cebu City, Philippines is the closest distant match for Salvador, Brazil — scored fair, about 18,074 km (11,231 mi) away.
Salvador and Cebu City are separated by roughly 18,074 km (11,231 mi) on the great-circle route.
Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.
Yes — both are tropical rainforest (Af).
Salvador has a tropical rainforest climate (Af). January averages a high of 30°C and a low of 24°C with 110 mm of rain; July averages 27°C / 22°C and 155 mm.
Salvador averages about 11.6 hours of sunshine a day in January and 10.5 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 8.6 µg/m³ (US AQI 46); July averages 9.6 µg/m³ (US AQI 50).
Other close climate matches for Salvador: Malé (fair), Singapore (fair), Nuku'alofa (loose).
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