Climate
Maicao logs 353 hot days a year to Cali's 3 — Cali wins by 350. Maicao also leads on sunny days by 199.
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Air Quality
Maicao averages 13.3 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Cali's 17.3 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Maicao breathes ~23% cleaner air (4.0 µg/m³ lower).
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Maicao (147K) and Cali (2.7M) are 18x in population — Cali is the larger metro, Maicao the smaller; on land area Cali spans roughly 9.8x more ground.
Cali is roughly 13x the scale of Maicao
Combined population & area comparison
CaliMaicaoCity Scale Rankings
Cali2.7M18xMaicao147K1xCali186 km²9.8xMaicao19 km²1xMaicao
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Who Thrives Here
Maicao is the stronger fit for the sunshine lover. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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