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close match
Shanghai, China and Tokyo, Japan are a close climate match — 1,760 km (1,094 mi) apart. Shanghai is Köppen zone Cfa; Tokyo is Cfa.
See Shanghai on the interactive map →Looking outward from Shanghai, the atlas lands on Tokyo in the same humid subtropical (Cfa) zone — a distant place whose seasons still rise and fall with this city's. From Shanghai, the atlas looks only about 1,760 km (1,094 mi) away to Tokyo — a nearby stand-in when you want this climate elsewhere.
For Shanghai, Tokyo is a close outward match: weather there should feel familiar if you know this city. July by 2°C (Tokyo cooler); January means differ by 1°C (Tokyo warmer).
Sunshine stays close: Tokyo at 8.2 h/day on average versus 7.4 h/day in Shanghai (January 7.8 h / 5.8 h, July 8.7 h / 9 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 30 µg/m³ in Tokyo vs 61 in Shanghai (lower by 31 µg/m³). Humidity: dew point in Tokyo runs about 4°C lower in January (-4°C vs 0°C), so the air feels drier.
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Tokyo, Japan is the closest distant match for Shanghai, China — scored close, about 1,760 km (1,094 mi) away.
Shanghai and Tokyo are separated by roughly 1,760 km (1,094 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 humid subtropical (Cfa).
Shanghai has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). January averages a high of 9°C and a low of 1°C with 74 mm of rain; July averages 32°C / 25°C and 152 mm.
Shanghai averages about 5.8 hours of sunshine a day in January and 9 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 69.2 µg/m³ (US AQI 145); July averages 52.4 µg/m³ (US AQI 126).
Other close climate matches for Shanghai: Nagoya (close), New York City (loose), Osaka (close).
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