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ID flag
Medan

Indonesia

vs
ID flag
Surabaya

Indonesia

Climate

Medan logs 118 sunny days a year to Surabaya's 256 — Surabaya wins by 138. Medan also leads on hot days by 30.

MedanSurabaya
Sunny days
118256
Hot days
317347
Frost days
00
Rain days
295221
Outdoor dinner months
0/120/12
Avg wind
1.3 m/s1.9 m/s
Sunshine hours
1,7962,719
Darkest month sun
91 hrs/mo141 hrs/mo
UV peak month
9.811.9

Medan

Feels-like °C

32
33
33
33
33
33
33
32
32
32
30
30

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Medan 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

Medan averages 39.4 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Surabaya's 33.5 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Surabaya breathes ~15% cleaner air (5.9 µg/m³ lower).

Medan

Surabaya

39.4µg/m³
33.5µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Very Unhealthy
Unhealthy

WHO classification

City Scale

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

Medan (4.4M) and Surabaya (6.9M) are 1.6x in population — Surabaya is the larger metro, Medan the smaller; on land area Surabaya spans roughly 2.1x more ground.

1.8x

Surabaya is roughly 1.8x the scale of Medan

Combined population & area comparison

ID flagSurabaya
1.8x
ID flagMedan
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.ID flagSurabaya6.9M1.6x
2.ID flagMedan4.4M1x
Area
1.ID flagSurabaya1,304 km²2.1x
2.ID flagMedan607 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
48 km41 km

ID flagMedan

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

ID flagSurabaya

Who Thrives Here

Surabaya is the stronger fit for the sunshine lover. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.

Thrives in both
MedanSurabaya
Winter Escapist
89%99%
Eternal Summer
79%82%
Thrives only in Surabaya
MedanSurabaya
Sunshine Lover
37%59%
Struggles in both
MedanSurabaya
Clean Air Seeker
9%15%

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Frequently asked about Medan vs Surabaya

▶How does the climate compare between Medan and Surabaya?
Sunny days: 118 vs 256 d — Surabaya higher Annual sunshine: 1,796 vs 2,719 hrs — Surabaya higher Winter sunshine: 91 vs 141 hrs/day — Surabaya higher Hot days (>30°C): 317 vs 347 d — Medan lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 295 vs 221 d — Surabaya lower
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