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City Pairings
close match
Skopje, North Macedonia and Almaty, Kazakhstan are a close climate match — 4,456 km (2,769 mi) apart. Skopje is Köppen zone Cfa; Almaty is BSk.
See Skopje on the interactive map →Looking outward from Skopje (humid subtropical, Cfa), the closest distant match is Almaty (cold steppe, BSk) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still line up closely enough. From Skopje's point of view, Almaty sits about 4,456 km (2,769 mi) out — far enough to feel like another place, close enough on the numbers to stand in.
For Skopje, Almaty is a close outward match: weather there should feel familiar if you know this city. January means differ by 4°C (Almaty cooler); July by 0°C (Almaty warmer). Monthly rainfall stays within 2 mm in both January and July.
Sunshine stays close: Almaty at 9.7 h/day on average versus 10.0 h/day in Skopje (January 6.8 h / 6.4 h, July 12.6 h / 13.6 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 26 µg/m³ in Almaty vs 20 in Skopje (higher by 6 µg/m³). Humidity: dew point in Almaty runs about 9°C lower in January (-11°C vs -2°C), so the air feels drier.
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Almaty, Kazakhstan is the closest distant match for Skopje, North Macedonia — scored close, about 4,456 km (2,769 mi) away.
Skopje and Almaty are separated by roughly 4,456 km (2,769 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 — Skopje is humid subtropical (Cfa) and Almaty is cold steppe (BSk), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.
Skopje has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). January averages a high of 4°C and a low of -4°C with 35 mm of rain; July averages 30°C / 16°C and 35 mm.
Skopje averages about 6.4 hours of sunshine a day in January and 13.6 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 28.8 µg/m³ (US AQI 89); July averages 11.5 µg/m³ (US AQI 55).
Other close climate matches for Skopje: Ankara (close), Salt Lake City (fair), Boise (fair).
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