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MY flag
Ipoh

Malaysia

vs
MY flag
Malacca

Malaysia

Climate

Ipoh logs 313 hot days a year to Malacca's 173 — Malacca wins by 140. Ipoh and Malacca match on sunny days (145 vs 145).

IpohMalacca
Sunny days
145145
Hot days
313173
Frost days
00
Rain days
276281
Outdoor dinner months
0/120/12
Avg wind
1.1 m/s2.6 m/s
Sunshine hours
1,9441,977
Darkest month sun
113 hrs/mo126 hrs/mo
UV peak month
10.010.9

Ipoh

Feels-like °C

32
33
33
33
33
32
32
32
31
31
30
31

Dinner outside

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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ipoh Climate Lab →Lifestyle Calendar →Climate twin →

Malacca

Feels-like °C

30
31
33
33
33
33
32
32
32
32
31
30

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
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O
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Malacca Climate Lab →Lifestyle Calendar →Climate twin →

Air Quality

Ipoh averages 20.7 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Malacca's 14.7 µg/m³ (moderate) — Malacca breathes ~29% cleaner air (6.0 µg/m³ lower).

Ipoh

Malacca

20.7µg/m³
14.7µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Sensitive Groups
Moderate

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Ipoh (862K) and Malacca (544K) are 1.6x in population — Ipoh is the larger metro, Malacca the smaller.

1.3x

Ipoh is roughly 1.3x the scale of Malacca

Combined population & area comparison

MY flagIpoh
1.3x
MY flagMalacca
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.MY flagIpoh862K1.6x
2.MY flagMalacca544K1x
Area
1.MY flagIpoh227 km²1.1x
2.MY flagMalacca204 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
18 km23 km

MY flagIpoh

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
24 km15 km

MY flagMalacca

Who Thrives Here

Malacca is the stronger fit for the clean air seeker. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.

Thrives in both
IpohMalacca
Winter Escapist
94%96%
Eternal Summer
80%81%
Thrives only in Malacca
IpohMalacca
Clean Air Seeker
42%69%
Struggles in both
IpohMalacca
Sunshine Lover
41%43%

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Frequently asked about Ipoh vs Malacca

▶How does the climate compare between Ipoh and Malacca?
Sunny days: 145 vs 145 d — Similar Annual sunshine: 1,944 vs 1,977 hrs — Similar Winter sunshine: 113 vs 126 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 313 vs 173 d — Malacca lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 276 vs 281 d — Similar
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