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ID flag
Manado

Indonesia

vs
ID flag
Surabaya

Indonesia

Climate

Manado logs 63 hot days a year to Surabaya's 347 — Manado wins by 284. Surabaya also leads on sunny days by 19.

ManadoSurabaya
Sunny days
237256
Hot days
63347
Frost days
00
Rain days
317221
Outdoor dinner months
0/120/12
Avg wind
1.6 m/s1.9 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,4732,719
Darkest month sun
171 hrs/mo141 hrs/mo
UV peak month
11.911.9

Manado

Feels-like °C

30
30
31
32
33
32
31
32
32
32
32
30

Dinner outside

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

Air Quality

Manado averages 13.4 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Surabaya's 33.5 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Manado breathes ~60% cleaner air (20.1 µg/m³ lower).

Manado

Surabaya

13.4µg/m³
33.5µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Moderate
Unhealthy

WHO classification

City Scale

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

Manado (483K) and Surabaya (6.9M) are 14x in population — Surabaya is the larger metro, Manado the smaller; on land area Surabaya spans roughly 14x more ground.

14x

Surabaya is roughly 14x the scale of Manado

Combined population & area comparison

ID flagSurabaya
14x
ID flagManado
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.ID flagSurabaya6.9M14x
2.ID flagManado483K1x
Area
1.ID flagSurabaya1,304 km²14x
2.ID flagManado94 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
19 km14 km

ID flagManado

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

ID flagSurabaya

Who Thrives Here

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

Thrives in both
ManadoSurabaya
Winter Escapist
100%99%
Eternal Summer
87%82%
Sunshine Lover
57%59%
Thrives only in Manado
ManadoSurabaya
Clean Air Seeker
72%15%

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Frequently asked about Manado vs Surabaya

▶How does the climate compare between Manado and Surabaya?
Sunny days: 237 vs 256 d — Surabaya higher Annual sunshine: 2,473 vs 2,719 hrs — Surabaya higher Winter sunshine: 171 vs 141 hrs/day — Manado higher Hot days (>30°C): 63 vs 347 d — Manado lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 317 vs 221 d — Surabaya lower
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