Climate
Bandung logs 0 hot days a year to Kupang's 312 — Bandung wins by 312. Kupang also leads on sunny days by 98.
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Air Quality
Bandung averages 25.8 µg/m³ (unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Kupang's 9.6 µg/m³ (good) — Kupang breathes ~63% cleaner air (16.2 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.
Bandung (8.7M) and Kupang (530K) are 16x in population — Bandung is the larger metro, Kupang the smaller; on land area Bandung spans roughly 8.3x more ground.
Bandung is roughly 12x the scale of Kupang
Combined population & area comparison
BandungKupangCity Scale Rankings
Bandung8.7M16xKupang530K1xBandung988 km²8.3xKupang119 km²1xBandung
Kupang
Who Thrives Here
Kupang is the stronger fit for the clean air seeker. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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