ID flag
Sampang

Indonesia

vs
ID flag
Surabaya

Indonesia

Climate

Sampang logs 221 hot days a year to Surabaya's 347 — Sampang wins by 126. Sampang also leads on sunny days by 12.

SampangSurabaya
Sunny days
268256
Hot days
221347
Frost days
00
Rainy days
223221
Outdoor dinner months
0/120/12
Avg wind
2.3 m/s1.9 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,8122,719
Darkest month sun
142 hrs/mo141 hrs/mo
UV peak month
12.311.9

Sampang

Feels-like °C

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

Dinner outside

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

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

Air Quality

Sampang averages 12.7 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Surabaya's 33.5 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Sampang breathes ~62% cleaner air (20.8 µg/m³ lower).

Sampang

Surabaya

12.7µg/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.

Sampang (100K) and Surabaya (6.9M) are 69x in population — Surabaya is the larger metro, Sampang the smaller; on land area Surabaya spans roughly 43x more ground.

55x

Surabaya is roughly 55x the scale of Sampang

Combined population & area comparison

ID flagSurabaya
55x
ID flagSampang
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.ID flagSurabaya6.9M69x
2.ID flagSampang100K1x
Area
1.ID flagSurabaya1,304 km²43x
2.ID flagSampang30 km²1x
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8.6 km6.3 km

ID flagSampang

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53 km63 km

ID flagSurabaya

Who Thrives Here

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

Thrives in both
SampangSurabaya
Thrives only in Sampang
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Frequently asked about Sampang vs Surabaya

How does the climate compare between Sampang and Surabaya?
Sunny days: 268 vs 256 d — Sampang higher Annual sunshine: 2,812 vs 2,719 hrs — Similar Winter sunshine: 142 vs 141 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 221 vs 347 d — Sampang lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 223 vs 221 d — Similar
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