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Ipoh

Malaysia

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MY flag
Semporna

Malaysia

Climate

Ipoh logs 145 sunny days a year to Semporna's 205 — Semporna wins by 60. Semporna also leads on hot days by 47.

IpohSemporna
Sunny days
145205
Hot days
313266
Frost days
00
Rainy days
276318
Outdoor dinner months
0/120/12
Avg wind
1.1 m/s2.2 m/s
Sunshine hours
1,9442,288
Darkest month sun
113 hrs/mo136 hrs/mo
UV peak month
10.012.5

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
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O
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D
Ipoh Climate Lab →Lifestyle Calendar →Climate twin →

Semporna

Feels-like °C

31
31
32
34
34
33
32
33
32
32
32
32

Dinner outside

J
F
M
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M
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Semporna Climate Lab →Lifestyle Calendar →Climate twin →

Air Quality

Ipoh averages 20.7 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Semporna's 11.6 µg/m³ (moderate) — Semporna breathes ~44% cleaner air (9.1 µg/m³ lower).

Ipoh

Semporna

20.7µg/m³
11.6µg/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 Semporna (81K) are 11x in population — Ipoh is the larger metro, Semporna the smaller; on land area Ipoh spans roughly 12x more ground.

11x

Ipoh is roughly 11x the scale of Semporna

Combined population & area comparison

MY flagIpoh
11x
MY flagSemporna
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.MY flagIpoh862K11x
2.MY flagSemporna81K1x
Area
1.MY flagIpoh227 km²12x
2.MY flagSemporna19 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
18 km23 km

MY flagIpoh

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
6.0 km5.4 km

MY flagSemporna

Who Thrives Here

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

Thrives in both
IpohSemporna
Winter Escapist
94%100%
Eternal Summer
80%83%
Thrives only in Semporna
IpohSemporna
Clean Air Seeker
42%79%
Sunshine Lover
41%51%

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Frequently asked about Ipoh vs Semporna

▶How does the climate compare between Ipoh and Semporna?
Sunny days: 145 vs 205 d — Semporna higher Annual sunshine: 1,944 vs 2,288 hrs — Semporna higher Winter sunshine: 113 vs 136 hrs/day — Semporna higher Hot days (>30°C): 313 vs 266 d — Semporna lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 276 vs 318 d — Ipoh lower
▶Should I move to Ipoh or Semporna?
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