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Palembang

Indonesia

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Surabaya

Indonesia

Climate

Palembang logs 145 sunny days a year to Surabaya's 256 — Surabaya wins by 111. Palembang also leads on hot days by 25.

PalembangSurabaya
Sunny days
145256
Hot days
322347
Frost days
00
Rainy days
297221
Outdoor dinner months
0/120/12
Avg wind
1.6 m/s1.9 m/s
Sunshine hours
1,9262,719
Darkest month sun
108 hrs/mo141 hrs/mo
UV peak month
9.411.9

Palembang

Feels-like °C

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

Dinner outside

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

Air Quality

Palembang averages 21.3 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Surabaya's 33.5 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Palembang breathes ~37% cleaner air (12.3 µg/m³ lower).

Palembang

Surabaya

21.3µg/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.

Palembang (2.2M) and Surabaya (6.9M) are 3.1x in population — Surabaya is the larger metro, Palembang the smaller; on land area Surabaya spans roughly 5.3x more ground.

4.1x

Surabaya is roughly 4.1x the scale of Palembang

Combined population & area comparison

ID flagSurabaya
4.1x
ID flagPalembang
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.ID flagSurabaya6.9M3.1x
2.ID flagPalembang2.2M1x
Area
1.ID flagSurabaya1,304 km²5.3x
2.ID flagPalembang245 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
26 km20 km

ID flagPalembang

© 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
PalembangSurabaya
Winter Escapist
94%99%
Eternal Summer
79%82%
Thrives only in Surabaya
PalembangSurabaya
Sunshine Lover
40%59%
Struggles in both
PalembangSurabaya
Clean Air Seeker
39%15%

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Frequently asked about Palembang vs Surabaya

▶How does the climate compare between Palembang and Surabaya?
Sunny days: 145 vs 256 d — Surabaya higher Annual sunshine: 1,926 vs 2,719 hrs — Surabaya higher Winter sunshine: 108 vs 141 hrs/day — Surabaya higher Hot days (>30°C): 322 vs 347 d — Palembang lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 297 vs 221 d — Surabaya lower
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