Climate
Hat Yai logs 0 outdoor-dinner months a year to Phitsanulok's 4 — Phitsanulok wins by 4. Phitsanulok also leads on sunny days by 60.
Hat Yai
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Phitsanulok
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Air Quality
Hat Yai averages 22.9 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Phitsanulok's 31.8 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Hat Yai breathes ~28% cleaner air (8.9 µg/m³ lower).
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Hat Yai (437K) and Phitsanulok (188K) are 2.3x in population — Hat Yai is the larger metro, Phitsanulok the smaller; on land area Hat Yai spans roughly 1.4x more ground.
Hat Yai is roughly 1.8x the scale of Phitsanulok
Combined population & area comparison
Hat YaiPhitsanulokCity Scale Rankings
Hat Yai437K2.3xPhitsanulok188K1xHat Yai81 km²1.4xPhitsanulok58 km²1xHat Yai
Phitsanulok
Who Thrives Here
Phitsanulok is the stronger fit for the sunshine lover. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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