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Bandung

Indonesia

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Palembang

Indonesia

Climate

Bandung logs 0 hot days a year to Palembang's 322 — Bandung wins by 322. Bandung also leads on sunny days by 44.

BandungPalembang
Sunny days
189145
Hot days
0322
Frost days
00
Rainy days
280297
Outdoor dinner months
12/120/12
Avg wind
1.0 m/s1.6 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,1601,926
Darkest month sun
109 hrs/mo108 hrs/mo
UV peak month
10.59.4

Bandung

Feels-like °C

27
26
27
28
29
29
28
29
29
28
28
26

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Bandung Climate Lab →Lifestyle Calendar →Climate twin →

Palembang

Feels-like °C

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

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Palembang Climate Lab →Lifestyle Calendar →Climate twin →

Air Quality

Bandung averages 25.8 µg/m³ (unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Palembang's 21.3 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Palembang breathes ~18% cleaner air (4.6 µg/m³ lower).

Bandung

Palembang

25.8µg/m³
21.3µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Unhealthy
Sensitive Groups

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 Palembang (2.2M) are 3.9x in population — Bandung is the larger metro, Palembang the smaller; on land area Bandung spans roughly 4.0x more ground.

4.0x

Bandung is roughly 4.0x the scale of Palembang

Combined population & area comparison

ID flagBandung
4.0x
ID flagPalembang
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.ID flagBandung8.7M3.9x
2.ID flagPalembang2.2M1x
Area
1.ID flagBandung988 km²4.0x
2.ID flagPalembang245 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
54 km36 km

ID flagBandung

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
26 km20 km

ID flagPalembang

Who Thrives Here

Both cities work well for the winter escapist.

Thrives in both
BandungPalembang
Winter Escapist
87%94%
Eternal Summer
76%79%
Struggles in both
BandungPalembang
Sunshine Lover
44%40%
Clean Air Seeker
22%39%

Also compared

ID flag Jakarta vs SG flag Singapore

Frequently asked about Bandung vs Palembang

▶How does the climate compare between Bandung and Palembang?
Sunny days: 189 vs 145 d — Bandung higher Annual sunshine: 2,160 vs 1,926 hrs — Bandung higher Winter sunshine: 109 vs 108 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 0 vs 322 d — Bandung lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 280 vs 297 d — Bandung lower
▶Should I move to Bandung or Palembang?
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