Climate
Daegu logs 57 hot days a year to Wŏnju's 26 — Wŏnju wins by 31. Daegu also leads on frost days by 26.
Daegu
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Wŏnju
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Dinner outside
Air Quality
Daegu averages 22.3 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Wŏnju's 23.3 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Daegu breathes ~4% cleaner air (1.0 µg/m³ lower).
Daegu
Wŏnju
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 Wŏnju (218K) are 11x in population — Daegu is the larger metro, Wŏnju the smaller; on land area Daegu spans roughly 7.0x more ground.
Daegu is roughly 8.6x the scale of Wŏnju
Combined population & area comparison
DaeguWŏnjuCity Scale Rankings
Daegu2.3M11xWŏnju218K1xDaegu287 km²7.0xWŏnju41 km²1xDaegu
Wŏnju
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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