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City Pairings
close match
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia and Brisbane, Australia are a close climate match — 13,647 km (8,480 mi) apart. Santa Cruz de la Sierra is Köppen zone Aw; Brisbane is Cfa.
See Santa Cruz de la Sierra on the interactive map →Santa Cruz de la Sierra is classed tropical savanna (Aw) while Brisbane is humid subtropical (Cfa) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still land close enough to pair. Roughly 13,647 km (8,480 mi) separates them — far enough that Brisbane feels like another continent, close enough on the climate numbers to stand in for Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
It is a close match: day-to-day weather in Brisbane should feel familiar if you know Santa Cruz de la Sierra. July by 4°C (Brisbane cooler); January means differ by 2°C (Brisbane cooler). Rainfall shifts more: Brisbane is 16 mm drier in January, and 15 mm drier in July.
Sunshine stays close: Brisbane at 10.2 h/day on average versus 9.2 h/day in Santa Cruz de la Sierra (January 11.4 h / 10.2 h, July 8.9 h / 8.2 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (8 µg/m³ in Brisbane, 9 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra). Humidity: dew point in Brisbane runs about 6°C lower in July (8°C vs 14°C), so the air feels drier.
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Brisbane, Australia is the closest distant match for Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia — scored close, about 13,647 km (8,480 mi) away.
Santa Cruz de la Sierra and Brisbane are separated by roughly 13,647 km (8,480 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 — Santa Cruz de la Sierra is tropical savanna (Aw) and Brisbane is humid subtropical (Cfa), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.
Santa Cruz de la Sierra has a tropical savanna climate (Aw). January averages a high of 32°C and a low of 22°C with 175 mm of rain; July averages 26°C / 14°C and 40 mm.
Santa Cruz de la Sierra averages about 10.2 hours of sunshine a day in January and 8.2 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 7.5 µg/m³ (US AQI 39); July averages 10.5 µg/m³ (US AQI 49).
Other close climate matches for Santa Cruz de la Sierra: Santo Domingo (close), Campo Grande (close), Beira (fair).
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