Climate
Hat Yai logs 0 outdoor-dinner months a year to Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya's 10 — Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya wins by 10. Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya also leads on sunny days by 47.
Hat Yai
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Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
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Air Quality
Hat Yai averages 22.9 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya's 27.7 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Hat Yai breathes ~18% cleaner air (4.9 µg/m³ lower).
Hat Yai
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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 Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya (206K) are 2.1x in population — Hat Yai is the larger metro, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya the smaller.
Hat Yai is roughly 1.6x the scale of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
Combined population & area comparison
Hat YaiPhra Nakhon Si AyutthayaCity Scale Rankings
Hat Yai437K2.1xPhra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya206K1xHat Yai81 km²1.2xPhra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya68 km²1xHat Yai
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
Who Thrives Here
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya is the stronger fit for the sunshine lover. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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