KR flag
Changwon

South Korea

vs
KR flag
Daegu

South Korea

Climate

Changwon logs 38 hot days a year to Daegu's 57 — Changwon wins by 19. Changwon also leads on frost days by 16.

ChangwonDaegu
Sunny days
206201
Hot days
3857
Frost days
6278
Rainy days
10990
Outdoor dinner months
4/124/12
Avg wind
2.7 m/s2.0 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,2212,165
Darkest month sun
142 hrs/mo134 hrs/mo
UV peak month
6.96.6

Changwon

Feels-like °C

-1
3
10
15
21
26
29
30
24
19
9
-1

Dinner outside

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

Daegu

Feels-like °C

-3
2
9
15
21
27
30
30
24
18
7
-3

Dinner outside

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

Air Quality

Changwon averages 19.6 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Daegu's 22.3 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Changwon breathes ~12% cleaner air (2.7 µg/m³ lower).

Changwon

Daegu

19.6µg/m³
22.3µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Sensitive Groups
Sensitive Groups

WHO classification

City Scale

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

Changwon (668K) and Daegu (2.3M) are 3.4x in population — Daegu is the larger metro, Changwon the smaller; on land area Daegu spans roughly 2.6x more ground.

3.0x

Daegu is roughly 3.0x the scale of Changwon

Combined population & area comparison

KR flagDaegu
3.0x
KR flagChangwon
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.KR flagDaegu2.3M3.4x
2.KR flagChangwon668K1x
Area
1.KR flagDaegu287 km²2.6x
2.KR flagChangwon110 km²1x
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17 km12 km

KR flagChangwon

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31 km20 km

KR flagDaegu

Who Thrives Here

Changwon is the stronger fit for the sunshine lover. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.

Thrives in both
ChangwonDaegu
Thrives only in Changwon
ChangwonDaegu
Struggles in both
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Frequently asked about Changwon vs Daegu

How does the climate compare between Changwon and Daegu?
Sunny days: 206 vs 201 d — Similar Annual sunshine: 2,221 vs 2,165 hrs — Similar Winter sunshine: 142 vs 134 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 38 vs 57 d — Changwon lower Frost days: 62 vs 78 d — Changwon lower Rainy days: 109 vs 90 d — Daegu lower
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