Climate
Daegu logs 4 outdoor-dinner months a year to Daejeon's 3 — Daegu wins by 1. Daejeon also leads on hot days by 9.
Daegu
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Daejeon
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Air Quality
Daegu averages 22.3 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Daejeon's 24.6 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Daegu breathes ~10% cleaner air (2.4 µg/m³ lower).
Daegu
Daejeon
PM2.5 annual average
WHO classification
City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Daegu (2.3M) and Daejeon (1.5M) are 1.5x in population — Daegu is the larger metro, Daejeon the smaller; on land area Daegu spans roughly 1.4x more ground.
Daegu is roughly 1.5x the scale of Daejeon
Combined population & area comparison
DaeguDaejeonCity Scale Rankings
Daegu2.3M1.5xDaejeon1.5M1xDaegu287 km²1.4xDaejeon204 km²1xDaegu
Daejeon
Who Thrives Here
Daegu is the stronger fit for the clean air seeker. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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