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fair match
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and Cork, Ireland are a fair climate match — 7,188 km (4,466 mi) apart. Vancouver is Köppen zone Cfb; Cork is Cfb.
See Vancouver on the interactive map →Vancouver and Cork both sit in the oceanic (Cfb) zone, so their seasonal arcs line up. They are about 7,188 km (4,466 mi) apart, so Cork is a reachable stand-in when you want Vancouver’s weather elsewhere.
It is a fair match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks between Vancouver and Cork. July by 2°C (Cork cooler); January means differ by 2°C (Cork warmer). Rainfall shifts more: Cork is 38 mm drier in January, and 34 mm wetter in July.
Sunshine: Cork averages 6.8 hours a day across the two months vs 8.6 in Vancouver (1.8 h/day less; January 4 h vs 3.7 h, July 9.6 h vs 13.4 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 6 µg/m³ in Cork vs 11 in Vancouver (lower by 5 µg/m³). Dew points differ modestly (January 4°C vs 1°C; July 12°C vs 12°C).
January & July · °C and mm
Compare Vancouver and Cork month by month on the interactive map →
See Cork's climate twin on its own page.
On Similar Climates, Cork, Ireland is the closest distant match for Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada — scored fair, about 7,188 km (4,466 mi) away.
Vancouver and Cork are separated by roughly 7,188 km (4,466 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 oceanic (Cfb).
Vancouver has a oceanic climate (Cfb). January averages a high of 7°C and a low of 1°C with 168 mm of rain; July averages 23°C / 14°C and 36 mm.
Vancouver averages about 3.7 hours of sunshine a day in January and 13.4 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 9.3 µg/m³ (US AQI 45); July averages 12.5 µg/m³ (US AQI 55).
Other close climate matches for Vancouver: Wellington (fair), Porto (fair), Auckland (fair).
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