Climate
Bandung logs 12 outdoor-dinner months a year to Pematangsiantar's 3 — Bandung wins by 9. Bandung also leads on sunny days by 95.
Bandung
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Pematangsiantar
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Air Quality
Bandung averages 25.8 µg/m³ (unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Pematangsiantar's 19.7 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Pematangsiantar breathes ~24% cleaner air (6.1 µg/m³ lower).
Bandung
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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 Pematangsiantar (448K) are 19x in population — Bandung is the larger metro, Pematangsiantar the smaller; on land area Bandung spans roughly 14x more ground.
Bandung is roughly 17x the scale of Pematangsiantar
Combined population & area comparison
BandungPematangsiantarCity Scale Rankings
Bandung8.7M19xPematangsiantar448K1xBandung988 km²14xPematangsiantar69 km²1xBandung
Pematangsiantar
Who Thrives Here
Pematangsiantar is the stronger fit for the clean air seeker. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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