Climate
Daegu logs 57 hot days a year to Jeju City's 2 — Jeju City wins by 55. Daegu also leads on sunny days by 39.
Daegu
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Jeju City
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Air Quality
Daegu averages 22.3 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Jeju City's 15.4 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Jeju City breathes ~31% cleaner air (6.9 µg/m³ lower).
Daegu
Jeju City
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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 Jeju City (76K) are 30x in population — Daegu is the larger metro, Jeju City the smaller; on land area Daegu spans roughly 6.0x more ground.
Daegu is roughly 13x the scale of Jeju City
Combined population & area comparison
DaeguJeju CityCity Scale Rankings
Daegu2.3M30xJeju City76K1xDaegu287 km²6.0xJeju City48 km²1xDaegu
Jeju City
Who Thrives Here
Daegu is the stronger fit for the winter escapist. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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