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🇨🇳 Wuhan’s climate twin is 🇯🇵 Osaka, Japan

very close match

Wuhan, China and Osaka, Japan are a very close climate match — 2,036 km (1,265 mi) apart. Wuhan is Köppen zone Cfa; Osaka is Cfa.

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What to expect

Looking outward from Wuhan, the atlas lands on Osaka in the same humid subtropical (Cfa) zone — a distant place whose seasons still rise and fall with this city's. From Wuhan, the atlas looks only about 2,036 km (1,265 mi) away to Osaka — a nearby stand-in when you want this climate elsewhere.

For Wuhan, this is a very close outward match — Osaka is among the tightest distant picks in the atlas. Temperatures stay tight: January means differ by 1°C (Osaka warmer); July by 0°C (Osaka cooler). Rainfall shifts more: Osaka is 35 mm drier in July.

Sunshine: Osaka averages 8.6 hours a day across the two months vs 7.2 in Wuhan (1.4 h/day more; January 7.6 h vs 5.2 h, July 9.5 h vs 9.2 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 18 µg/m³ in Osaka vs 63 in Wuhan (lower by 45 µg/m³). Dew points differ modestly (January -1°C vs -1°C; July 21°C vs 24°C).

January & July climate

January & July · °C and mm

WuhanOsaka
January
Temp
8° / 1°
9° / 2°
Rain
47 mm
45 mm
Dew
-1°
-1°
PM2.5
90.3 µg/m³
14.5 µg/m³
Sun
5.2 h
7.6 h
July
Temp
33° / 26°
33° / 25°
Rain
190 mm
155 mm
Dew
24°
21°
PM2.5
36.2 µg/m³
22.5 µg/m³
Sun
9.2 h
9.5 h

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Frequently asked questions

What place has a climate like Wuhan?

On Similar Climates, Osaka, Japan is the closest distant match for Wuhan, China — scored very close, about 2,036 km (1,265 mi) away.

How far is Wuhan from its climate twin?

Wuhan and Osaka are separated by roughly 2,036 km (1,265 mi) on the great-circle route.

Do Wuhan and Osaka 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 Wuhan and Osaka share a Köppen climate zone?

Yes — both are humid subtropical (Cfa).

What is the climate like in Wuhan?

Wuhan has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). January averages a high of 8°C and a low of 1°C with 47 mm of rain; July averages 33°C / 26°C and 190 mm.

How sunny is Wuhan?

Wuhan averages about 5.2 hours of sunshine a day in January and 9.2 hours in July.

What is the air quality like in Wuhan?

January PM2.5 averages about 90.3 µg/m³ (US AQI 170); July averages 36.2 µg/m³ (US AQI 105).

Other close climate matches for Wuhan: Nagoya (close), Tokyo (fair), Fukuoka (fair).

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