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Makassar

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Surabaya

Indonesia

Climate

Makassar logs 250 hot days a year to Surabaya's 347 — Makassar wins by 97. Surabaya also leads on sunny days by 42.

MakassarSurabaya
Sunny days
214256
Hot days
250347
Frost days
00
Rainy days
241221
Outdoor dinner months
0/120/12
Avg wind
1.7 m/s1.9 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,3572,719
Darkest month sun
103 hrs/mo141 hrs/mo
UV peak month
11.311.9

Makassar

Feels-like °C

28
29
31
32
33
31
31
31
31
31
32
29

Dinner outside

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

Surabaya

Feels-like °C

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

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
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Surabaya Climate Lab →Lifestyle Calendar →Climate twin →

Air Quality

Makassar averages 16.5 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Surabaya's 33.5 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Makassar breathes ~51% cleaner air (17.1 µg/m³ lower).

Makassar

Surabaya

16.5µg/m³
33.5µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Sensitive Groups
Unhealthy

WHO classification

City Scale

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

Makassar (2.2M) and Surabaya (6.9M) are 3.1x in population — Surabaya is the larger metro, Makassar the smaller; on land area Surabaya spans roughly 3.8x more ground.

3.4x

Surabaya is roughly 3.4x the scale of Makassar

Combined population & area comparison

ID flagSurabaya
3.4x
ID flagMakassar
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.ID flagSurabaya6.9M3.1x
2.ID flagMakassar2.2M1x
Area
1.ID flagSurabaya1,304 km²3.8x
2.ID flagMakassar343 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
23 km30 km

ID flagMakassar

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
53 km63 km

ID flagSurabaya

Who Thrives Here

Makassar favours the clean air seeker, while Surabaya suits the sunshine lover. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.

Thrives in both
MakassarSurabaya
Winter Escapist
86%99%
Eternal Summer
79%82%
Thrives only in Makassar
MakassarSurabaya
Clean Air Seeker
65%15%
Thrives only in Surabaya
MakassarSurabaya
Sunshine Lover
49%59%

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Frequently asked about Makassar vs Surabaya

▶How does the climate compare between Makassar and Surabaya?
Sunny days: 214 vs 256 d — Surabaya higher Annual sunshine: 2,357 vs 2,719 hrs — Surabaya higher Winter sunshine: 103 vs 141 hrs/day — Surabaya higher Hot days (>30°C): 250 vs 347 d — Makassar lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 241 vs 221 d — Surabaya lower
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