vs
ID flag
Surabaya

Indonesia

Climate

Bandar Lampung logs 114 hot days a year to Surabaya's 347 — Bandar Lampung wins by 233. Surabaya also leads on sunny days by 53.

Bandar LampungSurabaya
Sunny days
203256
Hot days
114347
Frost days
00
Rain days
323221
Outdoor dinner months
0/120/12
Avg wind
1.6 m/s1.9 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,3072,719
Darkest month sun
144 hrs/mo141 hrs/mo
UV peak month
10.211.9

Bandar Lampung

Feels-like °C

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

Dinner outside

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

Surabaya

Feels-like °C

31
31
32
34
34
33
32
33
34
34
34
31

Dinner outside

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

Air Quality

Bandar Lampung averages 13.2 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Surabaya's 33.5 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Bandar Lampung breathes ~61% cleaner air (20.3 µg/m³ lower).

Bandar Lampung

Surabaya

13.2µg/m³
33.5µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Moderate
Unhealthy

WHO classification

City Scale

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

Bandar Lampung (1.3M) and Surabaya (6.9M) are 5.5x in population — Surabaya is the larger metro, Bandar Lampung the smaller; on land area Surabaya spans roughly 7.4x more ground.

6.4x

Surabaya is roughly 6.4x the scale of Bandar Lampung

Combined population & area comparison

ID flagSurabaya
6.4x
ID flagBandar Lampung
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.ID flagSurabaya6.9M5.5x
2.ID flagBandar Lampung1.3M1x
Area
1.ID flagSurabaya1,304 km²7.4x
2.ID flagBandar Lampung176 km²1x
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17 km23 km

ID flagBandar Lampung

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53 km63 km

ID flagSurabaya

Who Thrives Here

Bandar Lampung favours the clean air seeker, while Surabaya suits the sunshine lover. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.

Thrives in both
Bandar LampungSurabaya
Thrives only in Bandar Lampung
Bandar LampungSurabaya
Thrives only in Surabaya
Bandar LampungSurabaya

Frequently asked about Bandar Lampung vs Surabaya

How does the climate compare between Bandar Lampung and Surabaya?
Sunny days: 203 vs 256 d — Surabaya higher Annual sunshine: 2,307 vs 2,719 hrs — Surabaya higher Winter sunshine: 144 vs 141 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 114 vs 347 d — Bandar Lampung lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 323 vs 221 d — Surabaya lower
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