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Bandung

Indonesia

vs
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Surabaya

Indonesia

Climate

Bandung logs 0 hot days a year to Surabaya's 347 — Bandung wins by 347. Surabaya also leads on sunny days by 67.

BandungSurabaya
Sunny days
189256
Hot days
0347
Frost days
00
Rain days
280221
Outdoor dinner months
12/120/12
Avg wind
1.0 m/s1.9 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,1602,719
Darkest month sun
109 hrs/mo141 hrs/mo
UV peak month
10.511.9

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 →

Surabaya

Feels-like °C

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

Dinner outside

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

Air Quality

Bandung averages 25.8 µg/m³ (unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Surabaya's 33.5 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Bandung breathes ~23% cleaner air (7.7 µg/m³ lower).

Bandung

Surabaya

25.8µg/m³
33.5µg/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 Surabaya (6.9M) are 1.3x in population — Bandung is the larger metro, Surabaya the smaller; on land area Surabaya spans roughly 1.3x more ground.

~1x

These cities are similar in overall scale

Combined population & area comparison

ID flagSurabaya
1x
ID flagBandung
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.ID flagBandung8.7M1.3x
2.ID flagSurabaya6.9M1x
Area
1.ID flagSurabaya1,304 km²1.3x
2.ID flagBandung988 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
54 km36 km

ID flagBandung

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
53 km63 km

ID flagSurabaya

Who Thrives Here

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

Thrives in both
BandungSurabaya
Winter Escapist
87%99%
Eternal Summer
76%82%
Thrives only in Surabaya
BandungSurabaya
Sunshine Lover
44%59%
Struggles in both
BandungSurabaya
Clean Air Seeker
22%15%

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Frequently asked about Bandung vs Surabaya

▶How does the climate compare between Bandung and Surabaya?
Sunny days: 189 vs 256 d — Surabaya higher Annual sunshine: 2,160 vs 2,719 hrs — Surabaya higher Winter sunshine: 109 vs 141 hrs/day — Surabaya higher Hot days (>30°C): 0 vs 347 d — Bandung lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 280 vs 221 d — Surabaya lower
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