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ID flag
Raha

Indonesia

vs
ID flag
Surabaya

Indonesia

Climate

Raha logs 253 hot days a year to Surabaya's 347 — Raha wins by 94. Surabaya also leads on sunny days by 12.

RahaSurabaya
Sunny days
244256
Hot days
253347
Frost days
00
Rain days
265221
Outdoor dinner months
1/120/12
Avg wind
2.1 m/s1.9 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,5442,719
Darkest month sun
172 hrs/mo141 hrs/mo
UV peak month
11.611.9

Raha

Feels-like °C

33
32
32
32
31
30
29
29
30
32
33
31

Dinner outside

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

Raha averages 10.0 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Surabaya's 33.5 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Raha breathes ~70% cleaner air (23.5 µg/m³ lower).

Raha

Surabaya

10.0µg/m³
33.5µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Good
Unhealthy

WHO classification

City Scale

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

Raha (113K) and Surabaya (6.9M) are 61x in population — Surabaya is the larger metro, Raha the smaller; on land area Surabaya spans roughly 65x more ground.

63x

Surabaya is roughly 63x the scale of Raha

Combined population & area comparison

ID flagSurabaya
63x
ID flagRaha
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.ID flagSurabaya6.9M61x
2.ID flagRaha113K1x
Area
1.ID flagSurabaya1,304 km²65x
2.ID flagRaha20 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
4.6 km6.3 km

ID flagRaha

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

ID flagSurabaya

Who Thrives Here

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

Thrives in both
RahaSurabaya
Winter Escapist
100%99%
Eternal Summer
88%82%
Sunshine Lover
60%59%
Thrives only in Raha
RahaSurabaya
Clean Air Seeker
81%15%

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Frequently asked about Raha vs Surabaya

▶How does the climate compare between Raha and Surabaya?
Sunny days: 244 vs 256 d — Surabaya higher Annual sunshine: 2,544 vs 2,719 hrs — Surabaya higher Winter sunshine: 172 vs 141 hrs/day — Raha higher Hot days (>30°C): 253 vs 347 d — Raha lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 265 vs 221 d — Surabaya lower
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