Climate
Kaohsiung logs 117 hot days a year to Taitung's 23 — Taitung wins by 94. Kaohsiung also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 3.
Kaohsiung
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Taitung
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Air Quality
Kaohsiung averages 23.0 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Taitung's 11.6 µg/m³ (moderate) — Taitung breathes ~49% cleaner air (11.4 µg/m³ lower).
Kaohsiung
Taitung
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.
Kaohsiung (2.3M) and Taitung (68K) are 34x in population — Kaohsiung is the larger metro, Taitung the smaller; on land area Kaohsiung spans roughly 25x more ground.
Kaohsiung is roughly 29x the scale of Taitung
Combined population & area comparison
KaohsiungTaitungCity Scale Rankings
Kaohsiung2.3M34xTaitung68K1xKaohsiung372 km²25xTaitung15 km²1xKaohsiung
Taitung
Who Thrives Here
Kaohsiung favours the sunshine lover, while Taitung suits the clean air seeker. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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