KR flag
Daegu

South Korea

vs
KR flag
Sinhyeon

South Korea

Climate

Daegu logs 57 hot days a year to Sinhyeon's 1 — Sinhyeon wins by 56. Sinhyeon also leads on frost days by 61.

DaeguSinhyeon
Sunny days
201222
Hot days
571
Frost days
7817
Rainy days
90101
Outdoor dinner months
4/124/12
Avg wind
2.0 m/s4.7 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,1652,301
Darkest month sun
134 hrs/mo156 hrs/mo
UV peak month
6.67.7

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

Sinhyeon

Feels-like °C

-1
2
9
15
20
26
30
30
24
19
9
0

Dinner outside

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

Air Quality

Daegu averages 22.3 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Sinhyeon's 16.9 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Sinhyeon breathes ~24% cleaner air (5.4 µg/m³ lower).

Daegu

Sinhyeon

22.3µg/m³
16.9µg/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.

Daegu (2.3M) and Sinhyeon (99K) are 23x in population — Daegu is the larger metro, Sinhyeon the smaller; on land area Daegu spans roughly 14x more ground.

18x

Daegu is roughly 18x the scale of Sinhyeon

Combined population & area comparison

KR flagDaegu
18x
KR flagSinhyeon
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.KR flagDaegu2.3M23x
2.KR flagSinhyeon99K1x
Area
1.KR flagDaegu287 km²14x
2.KR flagSinhyeon20 km²1x
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31 km20 km

KR flagDaegu

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7.7 km5.8 km

KR flagSinhyeon

Who Thrives Here

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

Thrives in both
DaeguSinhyeon
Thrives only in Sinhyeon
DaeguSinhyeon
Struggles in both
DaeguSinhyeon

Frequently asked about Daegu vs Sinhyeon

How does the climate compare between Daegu and Sinhyeon?
Sunny days: 201 vs 222 d — Sinhyeon higher Annual sunshine: 2,165 vs 2,301 hrs — Sinhyeon higher Winter sunshine: 134 vs 156 hrs/day — Sinhyeon higher Hot days (>30°C): 57 vs 1 d — Sinhyeon lower Frost days: 78 vs 17 d — Sinhyeon lower Rainy days: 90 vs 101 d — Daegu lower
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