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Sanandaj has a dry-summer continental climate (Köppen Dsa), with Jul highs around 100°F and Jan lows near 24°F, and about 19 inches of rain and snow a year. The landscape: high plateau, dry, golden landscape. A typical home costs about $36k (estimate).

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Sanandaj's closest doppeltowns in the US

1. Deming, NM52% match

   TempsSummer afternoons 3°F cooler, winter nights 2°F milder.

   Rain & snowAbout half the rain (10 in vs 19 in), spread through the year, unlike Sanandaj's winter rains, a dusting of snow possible.

   ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both on a high plateau, both well inland.

   Climate 30 · Scenery 86 · Typical home $124k, 244% pricier

2. Prescott, AZ51% match

   TempsSummer afternoons 10°F cooler, winter nights 2°F colder.

   Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (18 in vs 19 in), spread through the year, unlike Sanandaj's winter rains, a dusting of snow possible.

   ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, mountains in the distance, which Sanandaj lacks, both on a high plateau, both well inland.

   Climate 47 · Scenery 57 · Typical home $459k, 1175% pricier

3. Roswell, NM50% match

   TempsSummer afternoons 6°F cooler, winter nights 3°F colder.

   Rain & snow22% less rain (15 in vs 19 in), falling mostly in summer, the opposite of Sanandaj, a dusting of snow possible.

   ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, mountains in the distance, which Sanandaj lacks, both on a high plateau, both well inland.

   Climate 34 · Scenery 75 · Typical home $157k, 336% pricier

4. Tehachapi, CA50% match

   TempsSummer afternoons 14°F cooler, winter nights 6°F milder.

   Rain & snow41% less rain (11 in vs 19 in), falling mostly in winter, like Sanandaj, a dusting of snow possible.

   ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both on a high plateau, both well inland.

   Climate 39 · Scenery 67 · Typical home $311k, 764% pricier

5. Herriman, UT49% match

   TempsSummer afternoons 5°F cooler, winter nights about the same.

   Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (20 in vs 19 in), spread through the year, unlike Sanandaj's winter rains, some winter snow.

   SceneryMixed greenery where Sanandaj is dry, golden landscape, mountains in the distance (the Wasatch Range), which Sanandaj lacks, both on a high plateau, both well inland.

   Climate 54 · Scenery 42 · Typical home $451k, 1153% pricier

6. Hereford, TX49% match

   TempsSummer afternoons 8°F cooler, winter nights 3°F colder.

   Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (20 in vs 19 in), falling mostly in summer, the opposite of Sanandaj, a dusting of snow possible.

   ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both on a high plateau, both well inland.

   Climate 39 · Scenery 64 · Typical home $126k, 250% pricier

Doppeltowns abroad

• Elbistan, Turkey (67% match)
• Sivas, Turkey (62% match)
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