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Bandung

Indonesia

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Semarang

Indonesia

Climate

Bandung logs 12 outdoor-dinner months a year to Semarang's 3 — Bandung wins by 9. Bandung also leads on hot days by 319.

BandungSemarang
Sunny days
189223
Hot days
0319
Frost days
00
Rainy days
280250
Outdoor dinner months
12/123/12
Avg wind
1.0 m/s1.6 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,1602,454
Darkest month sun
109 hrs/mo108 hrs/mo
UV peak month
10.511.2

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 →

Semarang

Feels-like °C

30
29
31
33
33
33
32
32
33
33
33
30

Dinner outside

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

Air Quality

Bandung averages 25.8 µg/m³ (unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Semarang's 32.2 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Bandung breathes ~20% cleaner air (6.4 µg/m³ lower).

Bandung

Semarang

25.8µg/m³
32.2µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Unhealthy
Unhealthy

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 Semarang (3.3M) are 2.7x in population — Bandung is the larger metro, Semarang the smaller; on land area Bandung spans roughly 1.6x more ground.

2.1x

Bandung is roughly 2.1x the scale of Semarang

Combined population & area comparison

ID flagBandung
2.1x
ID flagSemarang
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.ID flagBandung8.7M2.7x
2.ID flagSemarang3.3M1x
Area
1.ID flagBandung988 km²1.6x
2.ID flagSemarang603 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
54 km36 km

ID flagBandung

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
64 km39 km

ID flagSemarang

Who Thrives Here

Semarang is the stronger fit for the sunshine lover. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.

Thrives in both
BandungSemarang
Winter Escapist
87%94%
Eternal Summer
76%81%
Thrives only in Semarang
BandungSemarang
Sunshine Lover
44%53%
Struggles in both
BandungSemarang
Clean Air Seeker
22%16%

Also compared

ID flag Jakarta vs SG flag Singapore

Frequently asked about Bandung vs Semarang

▶How does the climate compare between Bandung and Semarang?
Sunny days: 189 vs 223 d — Semarang higher Annual sunshine: 2,160 vs 2,454 hrs — Semarang higher Winter sunshine: 109 vs 108 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 0 vs 319 d — Bandung lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 280 vs 250 d — Semarang lower
▶Should I move to Bandung or Semarang?
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