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fair match
Zhengzhou, China and Daegu, South Korea are a fair climate match — 1,360 km (845 mi) apart. Zhengzhou is Köppen zone Cwa; Daegu is Cwa.
See Zhengzhou on the interactive map →Zhengzhou and Daegu both sit in the dry-winter subtropical (Cwa) zone, so their seasonal arcs line up. They sit only about 1,360 km (845 mi) apart — a short hop on the atlas for a climate match this close.
It is a fair match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks between Zhengzhou and Daegu. July by 2°C (Daegu cooler); January means differ by 1°C (Daegu cooler). Rainfall shifts more: Daegu is 70 mm wetter in July, and 15 mm wetter in January.
Sunshine stays close: Daegu at 7.8 h/day on average versus 8.1 h/day in Zhengzhou (January 7.6 h / 6.9 h, July 8.1 h / 9.3 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 20 µg/m³ in Daegu vs 65 in Zhengzhou (lower by 45 µg/m³).
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Daegu, South Korea is the closest distant match for Zhengzhou, China — scored fair, about 1,360 km (845 mi) away.
Zhengzhou and Daegu are separated by roughly 1,360 km (845 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 dry-winter subtropical (Cwa).
Zhengzhou has a dry-winter subtropical climate (Cwa). January averages a high of 6°C and a low of -4°C with 5 mm of rain; July averages 32°C / 23°C and 155 mm.
Zhengzhou averages about 6.9 hours of sunshine a day in January and 9.3 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 85.2 µg/m³ (US AQI 167); July averages 44.9 µg/m³ (US AQI 130).
Other close climate matches for Zhengzhou: Kansas City (loose), Topeka (loose), Des Moines (loose).
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