Climate
Daegu logs 57 hot days a year to Ulsan's 32 — Ulsan wins by 25. Ulsan also leads on frost days by 28.
Daegu
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Dinner outside
Ulsan
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Air Quality
Daegu averages 22.3 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Ulsan's 21.1 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Ulsan breathes ~5% cleaner air (1.2 µg/m³ lower).
Daegu
Ulsan
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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 Ulsan (888K) are 2.6x in population — Daegu is the larger metro, Ulsan the smaller; on land area Daegu spans roughly 1.4x more ground.
Daegu is roughly 1.9x the scale of Ulsan
Combined population & area comparison
DaeguUlsanCity Scale Rankings
Daegu2.3M2.6xUlsan888K1xDaegu287 km²1.4xUlsan199 km²1xDaegu
Ulsan
Who Thrives Here
Ulsan is the stronger fit for the sunshine lover. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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