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ID flag
Gunungsitoli

Indonesia

vs
ID flag
Surabaya

Indonesia

Climate

Gunungsitoli logs 132 sunny days a year to Surabaya's 256 — Surabaya wins by 124. Gunungsitoli also leads on hot days by 165.

GunungsitoliSurabaya
Sunny days
132256
Hot days
182347
Frost days
00
Rain days
312221
Outdoor dinner months
0/120/12
Avg wind
1.4 m/s1.9 m/s
Sunshine hours
1,8152,719
Darkest month sun
114 hrs/mo141 hrs/mo
UV peak month
11.411.9

Gunungsitoli

Feels-like °C

32
33
31
32
32
32
31
30
30
30
29
31

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Gunungsitoli Climate Lab →Lifestyle Calendar →Climate twin →

Surabaya

Feels-like °C

31
31
32
34
34
33
32
33
34
34
34
31

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Surabaya Climate Lab →Lifestyle Calendar →Climate twin →

Air Quality

Gunungsitoli averages 8.0 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Surabaya's 33.5 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Gunungsitoli breathes ~76% cleaner air (25.5 µg/m³ lower).

Gunungsitoli

Surabaya

8.0µg/m³
33.5µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Good
Unhealthy

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Gunungsitoli (72K) and Surabaya (6.9M) are 95x in population — Surabaya is the larger metro, Gunungsitoli the smaller; on land area Surabaya spans roughly 82x more ground.

88x

Surabaya is roughly 88x the scale of Gunungsitoli

Combined population & area comparison

ID flagSurabaya
88x
ID flagGunungsitoli
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.ID flagSurabaya6.9M95x
2.ID flagGunungsitoli72K1x
Area
1.ID flagSurabaya1,304 km²82x
2.ID flagGunungsitoli16 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
4.5 km7.2 km

ID flagGunungsitoli

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
53 km63 km

ID flagSurabaya

Who Thrives Here

Gunungsitoli favours the clean air seeker, while Surabaya suits the sunshine lover. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.

Thrives in both
GunungsitoliSurabaya
Winter Escapist
92%99%
Eternal Summer
79%82%
Thrives only in Gunungsitoli
GunungsitoliSurabaya
Clean Air Seeker
90%15%
Thrives only in Surabaya
GunungsitoliSurabaya
Sunshine Lover
38%59%

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Frequently asked about Gunungsitoli vs Surabaya

▶How does the climate compare between Gunungsitoli and Surabaya?
Sunny days: 132 vs 256 d — Surabaya higher Annual sunshine: 1,815 vs 2,719 hrs — Surabaya higher Winter sunshine: 114 vs 141 hrs/day — Surabaya higher Hot days (>30°C): 182 vs 347 d — Gunungsitoli lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 312 vs 221 d — Surabaya lower
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