Climate
Daegu logs 57 hot days a year to Mokpo's 9 — Mokpo wins by 48. Mokpo also leads on frost days by 44.
Daegu
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Mokpo
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Air Quality
Daegu averages 22.3 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Mokpo's 17.9 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Mokpo breathes ~20% cleaner air (4.4 µg/m³ lower).
Daegu
Mokpo
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 Mokpo (228K) are 10x in population — Daegu is the larger metro, Mokpo the smaller; on land area Daegu spans roughly 6.2x more ground.
Daegu is roughly 7.9x the scale of Mokpo
Combined population & area comparison
DaeguMokpoCity Scale Rankings
Daegu2.3M10xMokpo228K1xDaegu287 km²6.2xMokpo46 km²1xDaegu
Mokpo
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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