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Towns like Shiraz, Iran

Shiraz has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa), with Jul highs around 102°F and Jan lows near 32°F, and about 12 inches of rain and snow a year. The landscape: high plateau, mountains in the distance, dry, golden landscape. A typical home costs about $338k (estimate).

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Shiraz's closest doppeltowns in the US

1. Tehachapi, CA58% match

   TempsSummer afternoons 17°F cooler, winter nights 2°F colder.

   Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (11 in vs 12 in), falling mostly in winter, like Shiraz, a dusting of snow possible.

   ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Shiraz, both on a high plateau, both well inland.

   Climate 52 · Scenery 66 · Typical home $311k, about the same price

2. Ripon, CA57% match

   TempsSummer afternoons 9°F cooler, winter nights 5°F milder.

   Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (14 in vs 12 in), falling mostly in winter, like Shiraz, no snow.

   ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both have mountains in the distance (the Pacific Coast Ranges vs the Zagros Mountains), not the plateau setting of Shiraz, both well inland.

   Climate 70 · Scenery 39 · Typical home $484k, 43% pricier

3. Artesia, NM54% match

   TempsSummer afternoons 6°F cooler, winter nights 10°F colder.

   Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (13 in vs 12 in), falling mostly in summer, the opposite of Shiraz, a dusting of snow possible.

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

   Climate 33 · Scenery 85

4. Deming, NM53% match

   TempsSummer afternoons 6°F cooler, winter nights 5°F colder.

   Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (10 in vs 12 in), spread through the year, unlike Shiraz's winter rains, a dusting of snow possible.

   ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Shiraz, both on a high plateau, both well inland.

   Climate 35 · Scenery 82 · Typical home $124k, 63% cheaper than Shiraz

5. South Yuba City, CA53% match

   TempsSummer afternoons 5°F cooler, winter nights 7°F milder.

   Rain & snowAbout twice the rain (22 in vs 12 in), falling mostly in winter, like Shiraz, no snow.

   ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both have mountains in the distance (the Sierra Nevada vs the Zagros Mountains), not the plateau setting of Shiraz, both well inland.

   Climate 64 · Scenery 37 · Typical home $314k, about the same price

6. Davis, CA52% match

   TempsSummer afternoons 8°F cooler, winter nights 5°F milder.

   Rain & snow61% more rain (20 in vs 12 in), falling mostly in winter, like Shiraz, no snow.

   ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both have mountains in the distance (the Pacific Coast Ranges vs the Zagros Mountains), not the plateau setting of Shiraz, both well inland.

   Climate 61 · Scenery 40 · Typical home $673k, 99% pricier

Doppeltowns abroad

• Al-Safira, Syria (69% match)
• Shahrisabz, Uzbekistan (67% match)
• Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria (62% match)

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