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City Pairings
close match
Wellington, New Zealand and Cork, Ireland are a close climate match — 18,810 km (11,688 mi) apart. Wellington is Köppen zone Cfb; Cork is Cfb.
See Wellington on the interactive map →Wellington and Cork both sit in the oceanic (Cfb) zone, so their seasonal arcs line up. Because one city is in the opposite hemisphere, the comparison flips seasons: Wellington’s January against Cork’s July. They are about 18,810 km (11,688 mi) apart, nearly opposite on the globe, yet Cork still tracks Wellington’s January and July.
It is a close match: day-to-day weather in Cork should feel familiar if you know Wellington. July by 4°C (Cork cooler); January means differ by 2°C (Cork cooler). Monthly rainfall stays within 5 mm in both January and July.
Sunshine: Cork averages 6.8 hours a day across the two months vs 9.4 in Wellington (2.6 h/day less; January 9.6 h vs 12.2 h, July 4 h vs 6.7 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (6 µg/m³ in Cork, 5 in Wellington). Dew points differ modestly (January 12°C vs 12°C; July 4°C vs 6°C).
January & July · °C and mm
Wellington is in the southern hemisphere, so its July lines up with Cork's January — the bars above pair each city's summer and winter, not the calendar month.
Compare Wellington 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 Wellington, New Zealand — scored close, about 18,810 km (11,688 mi) away.
Wellington and Cork are separated by roughly 18,810 km (11,688 mi) on the great-circle route.
No — they sit in opposite hemispheres, so seasons run about six months apart: Cork’s July pairs with Wellington’s January in the comparison.
Yes — both are oceanic (Cfb).
Wellington has a oceanic climate (Cfb). January averages a high of 21°C and a low of 14°C with 72 mm of rain; July averages 12°C / 6°C and 135 mm.
Wellington averages about 12.2 hours of sunshine a day in January and 6.7 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 6.2 µg/m³ (US AQI 34); July averages 4 µg/m³ (US AQI 28).
Other close climate matches for Wellington: Cardiff (close), Glasgow (fair), Puerto Montt (fair).
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