HabiBubble
ID flag
Bima

Indonesia

vs
ID flag
Surabaya

Indonesia

Climate

Bima logs 210 hot days a year to Surabaya's 347 — Bima wins by 137. Bima also leads on sunny days by 42.

BimaSurabaya
Sunny days
298256
Hot days
210347
Frost days
00
Rain days
181221
Outdoor dinner months
5/120/12
Avg wind
1.9 m/s1.9 m/s
Sunshine hours
3,0582,719
Darkest month sun
165 hrs/mo141 hrs/mo
UV peak month
12.511.9

Bima

Feels-like °C

33
31
33
33
32
31
30
31
33
33
35
32

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Bima 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

Bima averages 10.6 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Surabaya's 33.5 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Bima breathes ~68% cleaner air (22.9 µg/m³ lower).

Bima

Surabaya

10.6µg/m³
33.5µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Moderate
Unhealthy

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Bima (131K) and Surabaya (6.9M) are 52x in population — Surabaya is the larger metro, Bima the smaller; on land area Surabaya spans roughly 45x more ground.

48x

Surabaya is roughly 48x the scale of Bima

Combined population & area comparison

ID flagSurabaya
48x
ID flagBima
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.ID flagSurabaya6.9M52x
2.ID flagBima131K1x
Area
1.ID flagSurabaya1,304 km²45x
2.ID flagBima29 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
8.8 km5.4 km

ID flagBima

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

ID flagSurabaya

Who Thrives Here

Bima is the stronger fit for the clean air seeker. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.

Thrives in both
BimaSurabaya
Winter Escapist
100%99%
Eternal Summer
86%82%
Sunshine Lover
68%59%
Thrives only in Bima
BimaSurabaya
Clean Air Seeker
81%15%

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Frequently asked about Bima vs Surabaya

▶How does the climate compare between Bima and Surabaya?
Sunny days: 298 vs 256 d — Bima higher Annual sunshine: 3,058 vs 2,719 hrs — Bima higher Winter sunshine: 165 vs 141 hrs/day — Bima higher Hot days (>30°C): 210 vs 347 d — Bima lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 181 vs 221 d — Bima lower
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