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🇮🇳 Shillong’s climate twin is 🇻🇳 Đà Lạt, Vietnam

loose match

Shillong, India and Đà Lạt, Vietnam are a loose climate match — 2,307 km (1,434 mi) apart. Shillong is Köppen zone Cwb; Đà Lạt is Cwb.

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What to expect

Shillong and Đà Lạt both sit in the subtropical highland (Cwb) zone, so their seasonal arcs line up. They sit only about 2,307 km (1,434 mi) apart — a short hop on the atlas for a climate match this close.

It is a loose match: useful as a climate analogue for Shillong, though not a perfect copy. January means differ by 8°C (Đà Lạt warmer); July within half a degree. Rainfall shifts more: Đà Lạt is 180 mm drier in July.

Sunshine: Đà Lạt averages 9.7 hours a day across the two months vs 7.9 in Shillong (1.8 h/day more; January 10.4 h vs 9.5 h, July 8.9 h vs 6.3 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 6 µg/m³ in Đà Lạt vs 19 in Shillong (lower by 13 µg/m³). Humidity: dew point in Đà Lạt runs about 8°C higher in January (12°C vs 4°C), so the air feels muggier.

January & July climate

January & July · °C and mm

ShillongĐà Lạt
January
Temp
16° / 4°
23° / 12°
Rain
15 mm
10 mm
Dew
4°
12°
PM2.5
29.7 µg/m³
5.7 µg/m³
Sun
9.5 h
10.4 h
July
Temp
23° / 18°
24° / 17°
Rain
400 mm
220 mm
Dew
18°
17°
PM2.5
7.8 µg/m³
6.7 µg/m³
Sun
6.3 h
8.9 h

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Frequently asked questions

What place has a climate like Shillong?

On Similar Climates, Đà Lạt, Vietnam is the closest distant match for Shillong, India — scored loose, about 2,307 km (1,434 mi) away.

How far is Shillong from its climate twin?

Shillong and Đà Lạt are separated by roughly 2,307 km (1,434 mi) on the great-circle route.

Do Shillong and Đà Lạt have their seasons at the same time?

Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.

Do Shillong and Đà Lạt share a Köppen climate zone?

Yes — both are subtropical highland (Cwb).

What is the climate like in Shillong?

Shillong has a subtropical highland climate (Cwb). January averages a high of 16°C and a low of 4°C with 15 mm of rain; July averages 23°C / 18°C and 400 mm.

How sunny is Shillong?

Shillong averages about 9.5 hours of sunshine a day in January and 6.3 hours in July.

What is the air quality like in Shillong?

January PM2.5 averages about 29.7 µg/m³ (US AQI 90); July averages 7.8 µg/m³ (US AQI 41).

Other close climate matches for Shillong: Kunming (loose), Belo Horizonte (loose), Antananarivo (loose).

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