Climate
Antofagasta logs 0 frost days a year to Chillán's 5 — Antofagasta wins by 5. Antofagasta also leads on hot days by 27.
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Chillán
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Air Quality
Antofagasta averages 14.3 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Chillán's 24.0 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Antofagasta breathes ~40% cleaner air (9.7 µg/m³ lower).
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Antofagasta (365K) and Chillán (169K) are 2.2x in population — Antofagasta is the larger metro, Chillán the smaller; on land area Antofagasta spans roughly 1.5x more ground.
Antofagasta is roughly 1.8x the scale of Chillán
Combined population & area comparison
AntofagastaChillánCity Scale Rankings
Antofagasta365K2.2xChillán169K1xAntofagasta56 km²1.5xChillán38 km²1xAntofagasta
Chillán
Who Thrives Here
Antofagasta is the stronger fit for the eternal summer. Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.
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