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🇨🇦 Winnipeg’s climate twin is 🇰🇿 Astana, Kazakhstan

close match

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and Astana, Kazakhstan are a close climate match — 8,726 km (5,422 mi) apart. Winnipeg is Köppen zone Dfb; Astana is Dfb.

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What to expect

Looking outward from Winnipeg, the atlas lands on Astana in the same warm-summer continental (Dfb) zone — a distant place whose seasons still rise and fall with this city's. Winnipeg looks across roughly 8,726 km (5,422 mi) to Astana: a distant mirror when you want this climate on the other side of the map.

For Winnipeg, Astana is a close outward match: weather there should feel familiar if you know this city. Temperatures stay tight: January means differ by 1°C (Astana warmer); July within half a degree. Rainfall shifts more: Astana is 20 mm drier in July.

Sunshine stays close: Astana at 8.6 h/day on average versus 9.1 h/day in Winnipeg (January 4.1 h / 5 h, July 13 h / 13.2 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (9 µg/m³ in Astana, 11 in Winnipeg). Humidity: dew point in Astana runs about 4°C lower in July (11°C vs 15°C), so the air feels drier.

January & July climate

January & July · °C and mm

WinnipegAstana
January
Temp
-11° / -21°
-11° / -19°
Rain
20 mm
17 mm
Dew
-17°
-18°
PM2.5
6.6 µg/m³
8.2 µg/m³
Sun
5.0 h
4.1 h
July
Temp
26° / 13°
26° / 13°
Rain
80 mm
60 mm
Dew
15°
11°
PM2.5
16.1 µg/m³
8.9 µg/m³
Sun
13.2 h
13.0 h

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Frequently asked questions

What place has a climate like Winnipeg?

On Similar Climates, Astana, Kazakhstan is the closest distant match for Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada — scored close, about 8,726 km (5,422 mi) away.

How far is Winnipeg from its climate twin?

Winnipeg and Astana are separated by roughly 8,726 km (5,422 mi) on the great-circle route.

Do Winnipeg and Astana 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 Winnipeg and Astana share a Köppen climate zone?

Yes — both are warm-summer continental (Dfb).

What is the climate like in Winnipeg?

Winnipeg has a warm-summer continental climate (Dfb). January averages a high of -11°C and a low of -21°C with 20 mm of rain; July averages 26°C / 13°C and 80 mm.

How sunny is Winnipeg?

Winnipeg averages about 5 hours of sunshine a day in January and 13.2 hours in July.

What is the air quality like in Winnipeg?

January PM2.5 averages about 6.6 µg/m³ (US AQI 40); July averages 16.1 µg/m³ (US AQI 62).

Other close climate matches for Winnipeg: Novosibirsk (fair), Irkutsk (close), Yekaterinburg (fair).

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