Climate
Ipoh logs 145 sunny days a year to Kuantan's 185 — Kuantan wins by 40. Kuantan also leads on hot days by 39.
Ipoh
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Kuantan
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Air Quality
Ipoh averages 20.7 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Kuantan's 13.4 µg/m³ (moderate) — Kuantan breathes ~35% cleaner air (7.3 µg/m³ lower).
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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.
Ipoh (862K) and Kuantan (281K) are 3.1x in population — Ipoh is the larger metro, Kuantan the smaller; on land area Ipoh spans roughly 3.8x more ground.
Ipoh is roughly 3.4x the scale of Kuantan
Combined population & area comparison
IpohKuantanCity Scale Rankings
Ipoh862K3.1xKuantan281K1xIpoh227 km²3.8xKuantan59 km²1xIpoh
Kuantan
Who Thrives Here
Kuantan is the stronger fit for the clean air seeker. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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