Climate
Daegu logs 57 hot days a year to Hwado's 23 — Hwado wins by 34. Daegu also leads on frost days by 28.
Daegu
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Hwado
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Air Quality
Daegu averages 22.3 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Hwado's 22.8 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Daegu breathes ~2% cleaner air (0.5 µg/m³ lower).
Daegu
Hwado
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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 Hwado (163K) are 14x in population — Daegu is the larger metro, Hwado the smaller; on land area Daegu spans roughly 9.0x more ground.
Daegu is roughly 11x the scale of Hwado
Combined population & area comparison
DaeguHwadoCity Scale Rankings
Daegu2.3M14xHwado163K1xDaegu287 km²9.0xHwado32 km²1xDaegu
Hwado
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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