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Pekanbaru

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Surabaya

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Climate

Pekanbaru logs 113 sunny days a year to Surabaya's 256 — Surabaya wins by 143. Pekanbaru also leads on hot days by 34.

PekanbaruSurabaya
Sunny days
113256
Hot days
313347
Frost days
00
Rainy days
282221
Outdoor dinner months
0/120/12
Avg wind
1.2 m/s1.9 m/s
Sunshine hours
1,7132,719
Darkest month sun
103 hrs/mo141 hrs/mo
UV peak month
8.511.9

Pekanbaru

Feels-like °C

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

Dinner outside

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

Pekanbaru averages 21.1 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Surabaya's 33.5 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Pekanbaru breathes ~37% cleaner air (12.4 µg/m³ lower).

Pekanbaru

Surabaya

21.1µg/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.

Pekanbaru (1.2M) and Surabaya (6.9M) are 5.6x in population — Surabaya is the larger metro, Pekanbaru the smaller; on land area Surabaya spans roughly 5.6x more ground.

5.6x

Surabaya is roughly 5.6x the scale of Pekanbaru

Combined population & area comparison

ID flagSurabaya
5.6x
ID flagPekanbaru
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.ID flagSurabaya6.9M5.6x
2.ID flagPekanbaru1.2M1x
Area
1.ID flagSurabaya1,304 km²5.6x
2.ID flagPekanbaru234 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
20 km21 km

ID flagPekanbaru

© 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
PekanbaruSurabaya
Winter Escapist
89%99%
Eternal Summer
78%82%
Thrives only in Surabaya
PekanbaruSurabaya
Sunshine Lover
35%59%
Struggles in both
PekanbaruSurabaya
Clean Air Seeker
30%15%

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Frequently asked about Pekanbaru vs Surabaya

▶How does the climate compare between Pekanbaru and Surabaya?
Sunny days: 113 vs 256 d — Surabaya higher Annual sunshine: 1,713 vs 2,719 hrs — Surabaya higher Winter sunshine: 103 vs 141 hrs/day — Surabaya higher Hot days (>30°C): 313 vs 347 d — Pekanbaru lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 282 vs 221 d — Surabaya lower
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