Climate
Hat Yai logs 0 outdoor-dinner months a year to Yala's 2 — Yala wins by 2. Hat Yai also leads on sunny days by 23.
Hat Yai
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Dinner outside
Yala
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Air Quality
Hat Yai averages 22.9 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Yala's 16.6 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Yala breathes ~27% cleaner air (6.3 µg/m³ lower).
Hat Yai
Yala
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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.
Hat Yai (437K) and Yala (107K) are 4.1x in population — Hat Yai is the larger metro, Yala the smaller; on land area Hat Yai spans roughly 3.5x more ground.
Hat Yai is roughly 3.8x the scale of Yala
Combined population & area comparison
Hat YaiYalaCity Scale Rankings
Hat Yai437K4.1xYala107K1xHat Yai81 km²3.5xYala23 km²1xHat Yai
Yala
Who Thrives Here
Yala is the stronger fit for the clean air seeker. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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