Similar Climates › City Pairings › Seattle ≈ Bordeaux
City Pairings
fair match
Seattle, Washington and Bordeaux, France are a fair climate match — 8,271 km (5,139 mi) apart. Seattle is Köppen zone Csb; Bordeaux is Cfb.
See Seattle on the interactive map →Seattle is classed warm-summer Mediterranean (Csb) while Bordeaux is oceanic (Cfb) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still land close enough to pair. Roughly 8,271 km (5,139 mi) separates them — far enough that Bordeaux feels like another continent, close enough on the climate numbers to stand in for Seattle.
It is a fair match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks between Seattle and Bordeaux. Temperatures stay tight: January means differ by 1°C (Bordeaux warmer); July by 1°C (Bordeaux warmer). Rainfall shifts more: Bordeaux is 52 mm drier in January, and 32 mm wetter in July.
Sunshine stays close: Bordeaux at 8.6 h/day on average versus 8.4 h/day in Seattle (January 5 h / 4.1 h, July 12.2 h / 12.7 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (10 µg/m³ in Bordeaux, 8 in Seattle). Dew points differ modestly (January 4°C vs 1°C; July 15°C vs 12°C).
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Bordeaux, France is the closest distant match for Seattle, Washington — scored fair, about 8,271 km (5,139 mi) away.
Seattle and Bordeaux are separated by roughly 8,271 km (5,139 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 — Seattle is warm-summer Mediterranean (Csb) and Bordeaux is oceanic (Cfb), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.
Seattle has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Csb). January averages a high of 8°C and a low of 3°C with 142 mm of rain; July averages 26°C / 14°C and 18 mm.
Seattle averages about 4.1 hours of sunshine a day in January and 12.7 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 7.6 µg/m³ (US AQI 41); July averages 8 µg/m³ (US AQI 42).
Other close climate matches for Seattle: Porto (loose), Concepción (loose), Jerusalem (loose).
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