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fair match
Sapporo, Japan and New York City, New York are a fair climate match — 10,047 km (6,243 mi) apart. Sapporo is Köppen zone Dfb; New York City is Cfa.
See Sapporo on the interactive map →Looking outward from Sapporo (warm-summer continental, Dfb), the closest distant match is New York City (humid subtropical, Cfa) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still line up closely enough. Sapporo looks across roughly 10,047 km (6,243 mi) to New York City: a distant mirror when you want this climate on the other side of the map.
For Sapporo, New York City is a fair outward match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks. January means differ by 4°C (New York City warmer); July by 2°C (New York City warmer). Rainfall shifts more: New York City is 26 mm wetter in July, and 15 mm drier in January.
Sunshine stays close: New York City at 8.8 h/day on average versus 8.2 h/day in Sapporo (January 6.1 h / 6.1 h, July 11.6 h / 10.4 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 17 µg/m³ in New York City vs 10 in Sapporo (higher by 8 µg/m³). Dew points differ modestly (January -6°C vs -9°C; July 18°C vs 16°C).
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, New York City, New York is the closest distant match for Sapporo, Japan — scored fair, about 10,047 km (6,243 mi) away.
Sapporo and New York City are separated by roughly 10,047 km (6,243 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 — Sapporo is warm-summer continental (Dfb) and New York City is humid subtropical (Cfa), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.
Sapporo has a warm-summer continental climate (Dfb). January averages a high of -1°C and a low of -7°C with 109 mm of rain; July averages 26°C / 19°C and 91 mm.
Sapporo averages about 6.1 hours of sunshine a day in January and 10.4 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 8.4 µg/m³ (US AQI 44); July averages 10.8 µg/m³ (US AQI 51).
Other close climate matches for Sapporo: Buffalo (loose), Boston (loose), Toronto (fair).
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