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fair match
São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe and Guayaquil, Ecuador are a fair climate match — 9,633 km (5,986 mi) apart. São Tomé is Köppen zone As; Guayaquil is Aw.
See São Tomé on the interactive map →São Tomé is classed tropical savanna, dry summer (As) while Guayaquil is tropical savanna (Aw) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still land close enough to pair. Roughly 9,633 km (5,986 mi) separates them — far enough that Guayaquil feels like another continent, close enough on the climate numbers to stand in for São Tomé.
It is a fair match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks between São Tomé and Guayaquil. January means differ by 2°C (Guayaquil warmer); July by 1°C (Guayaquil warmer). Rainfall shifts more: Guayaquil is 70 mm wetter in January.
Sunshine stays close: Guayaquil at 9.3 h/day on average versus 9.3 h/day in São Tomé (January 8.6 h / 9.4 h, July 10.1 h / 9.2 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (10 µg/m³ in Guayaquil, 12 in São Tomé).
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Guayaquil, Ecuador is the closest distant match for São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe — scored fair, about 9,633 km (5,986 mi) away.
São Tomé and Guayaquil are separated by roughly 9,633 km (5,986 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 — São Tomé is tropical savanna, dry summer (As) and Guayaquil is tropical savanna (Aw), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.
São Tomé has a tropical savanna, dry summer climate (As). January averages a high of 29°C and a low of 21°C with 160 mm of rain; July averages 27°C / 20°C and 10 mm.
São Tomé averages about 9.4 hours of sunshine a day in January and 9.2 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 11.4 µg/m³ (US AQI 53); July averages 12.8 µg/m³ (US AQI 57).
Other close climate matches for São Tomé: Brazzaville (close), Port Moresby (fair), Dili (loose).
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