Climate
Hengchun logs 0 outdoor-dinner months a year to Kaohsiung's 6 — Kaohsiung wins by 6. Hengchun also leads on hot days by 116.
Hengchun
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Kaohsiung
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Air Quality
Hengchun averages 10.1 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Kaohsiung's 23.0 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Hengchun breathes ~56% cleaner air (12.9 µg/m³ lower).
Hengchun
Kaohsiung
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.
Hengchun (31K) and Kaohsiung (2.3M) are 73x in population — Kaohsiung is the larger metro, Hengchun the smaller.
Kaohsiung is roughly 73x the scale of Hengchun
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
KaohsiungHengchunCity Scale Rankings
Kaohsiung2.3M73xHengchun31K1xWho Thrives Here
Hengchun is the stronger fit for the clean air seeker. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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