Climate
Bandung logs 12 outdoor-dinner months a year to Denpasar's 6 — Bandung wins by 6. Denpasar also leads on sunny days by 106.
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Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Denpasar
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Air Quality
Bandung averages 25.8 µg/m³ (unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Denpasar's 13.5 µg/m³ (moderate) — Denpasar breathes ~48% cleaner air (12.3 µg/m³ lower).
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PM2.5 annual average
WHO classification
City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Bandung (8.7M) and Denpasar (2.0M) are 4.3x in population — Bandung is the larger metro, Denpasar the smaller; on land area Bandung spans roughly 2.5x more ground.
Bandung is roughly 3.3x the scale of Denpasar
Combined population & area comparison
BandungDenpasarCity Scale Rankings
Bandung8.7M4.3xDenpasar2.0M1xBandung988 km²2.5xDenpasar388 km²1xBandung
Denpasar
Who Thrives Here
Denpasar is the stronger fit for the clean air seeker. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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