Climate
Ipoh logs 145 sunny days a year to Paka's 206 — Paka wins by 61. Ipoh and Paka match on outdoor-dinner months (0 vs 0).
Ipoh
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Paka
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Air Quality
Ipoh averages 20.7 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Paka's 11.2 µg/m³ (moderate) — Paka breathes ~46% cleaner air (9.5 µg/m³ lower).
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Paka
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.
Ipoh (862K) and Paka (21K) are 41x in population — Ipoh is the larger metro, Paka the smaller.
Ipoh is roughly 41x the scale of Paka
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
IpohPakaCity Scale Rankings
Ipoh862K41xPaka21K1xWho Thrives Here
Paka is the stronger fit for the clean air seeker. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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