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ID flag
Bitung

Indonesia

vs
ID flag
Surabaya

Indonesia

Climate

Bitung logs 100 hot days a year to Surabaya's 347 — Bitung wins by 247. Surabaya also leads on sunny days by 19.

BitungSurabaya
Sunny days
237256
Hot days
100347
Frost days
00
Rain days
301221
Outdoor dinner months
0/120/12
Avg wind
2.5 m/s1.9 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,5122,719
Darkest month sun
182 hrs/mo141 hrs/mo
UV peak month
11.811.9

Bitung

Feels-like °C

31
30
31
32
34
33
32
33
33
33
32
31

Dinner outside

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

Bitung averages 11.4 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Surabaya's 33.5 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Bitung breathes ~66% cleaner air (22.1 µg/m³ lower).

Bitung

Surabaya

11.4µg/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.

Bitung (218K) and Surabaya (6.9M) are 32x in population — Surabaya is the larger metro, Bitung the smaller; on land area Surabaya spans roughly 33x more ground.

32x

Surabaya is roughly 32x the scale of Bitung

Combined population & area comparison

ID flagSurabaya
32x
ID flagBitung
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.ID flagSurabaya6.9M32x
2.ID flagBitung218K1x
Area
1.ID flagSurabaya1,304 km²33x
2.ID flagBitung40 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
13 km5.4 km

ID flagBitung

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

ID flagSurabaya

Who Thrives Here

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

Thrives in both
BitungSurabaya
Winter Escapist
100%99%
Eternal Summer
89%82%
Sunshine Lover
60%59%
Thrives only in Bitung
BitungSurabaya
Clean Air Seeker
77%15%

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Frequently asked about Bitung vs Surabaya

▶How does the climate compare between Bitung and Surabaya?
Sunny days: 237 vs 256 d — Surabaya higher Annual sunshine: 2,512 vs 2,719 hrs — Surabaya higher Winter sunshine: 182 vs 141 hrs/day — Bitung higher Hot days (>30°C): 100 vs 347 d — Bitung lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 301 vs 221 d — Surabaya lower
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