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Bacolod City

Philippines

vs
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Budta

Philippines

Climate

Bacolod City logs 0 outdoor-dinner months a year to Budta's 1 — Budta wins by 1. Bacolod City also leads on hot days by 209.

Bacolod CityBudta
Sunny days
185193
Hot days
136345
Frost days
00
Rainy days
322296
Outdoor dinner months
0/121/12
Avg wind
3.4 m/s1.2 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,1652,225
Darkest month sun
129 hrs/mo157 hrs/mo
UV peak month
10.711.8

Bacolod City

Feels-like °C

27
27
30
32
33
32
30
31
30
29
30
28

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Budta

Feels-like °C

32
32
33
33
32
32
31
32
32
31
32
32

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Air Quality

Bacolod City averages 19.2 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Budta's 15.4 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Budta breathes ~20% cleaner air (3.8 µg/m³ lower).

Bacolod City

Budta

19.2µg/m³
15.4µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Sensitive Groups
Sensitive Groups

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Bacolod City (691K) and Budta (1.3M) are 1.8x in population — Budta is the larger metro, Bacolod City the smaller.

1.8x

Budta is roughly 1.8x the scale of Bacolod City

Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)

PH flagBudta
1.8x
PH flagBacolod City
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.PH flagBudta1.3M1.8x
2.PH flagBacolod City691K1x

Who Thrives Here

Budta is the stronger fit for the sunshine lover. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.

Thrives in both
Bacolod CityBudta
Thrives only in Budta
Bacolod CityBudta

Frequently asked about Bacolod City vs Budta

How does the climate compare between Bacolod City and Budta?
Sunny days: 185 vs 193 d — Similar Annual sunshine: 2,165 vs 2,225 hrs — Similar Winter sunshine: 129 vs 157 hrs/day — Budta higher Hot days (>30°C): 136 vs 345 d — Bacolod City lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 322 vs 296 d — Budta lower
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