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ID flag
Surabaya

Indonesia

vs
ID flag
Ternate

Indonesia

Climate

Surabaya logs 256 sunny days a year to Ternate's 218 — Surabaya wins by 38. Surabaya and Ternate match on outdoor-dinner months (0 vs 0).

SurabayaTernate
Sunny days
256218
Hot days
3470
Frost days
00
Rain days
221314
Outdoor dinner months
0/120/12
Avg wind
1.9 m/s2.5 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,7192,319
Darkest month sun
141 hrs/mo174 hrs/mo
UV peak month
11.912.8

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 →

Ternate

Feels-like °C

31
31
32
32
32
31
30
31
31
32
32
31

Dinner outside

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

Air Quality

Surabaya averages 33.5 µg/m³ (unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Ternate's 9.7 µg/m³ (good) — Ternate breathes ~71% cleaner air (23.9 µg/m³ lower).

Surabaya

Ternate

33.5µg/m³
9.7µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Unhealthy
Good

WHO classification

City Scale

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

Surabaya (6.9M) and Ternate (266K) are 26x in population — Surabaya is the larger metro, Ternate the smaller; on land area Surabaya spans roughly 40x more ground.

32x

Surabaya is roughly 32x the scale of Ternate

Combined population & area comparison

ID flagSurabaya
32x
ID flagTernate
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.ID flagSurabaya6.9M26x
2.ID flagTernate266K1x
Area
1.ID flagSurabaya1,304 km²40x
2.ID flagTernate33 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
53 km63 km

ID flagSurabaya

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
9.1 km9.9 km

ID flagTernate

Who Thrives Here

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

Thrives in both
SurabayaTernate
Winter Escapist
99%98%
Eternal Summer
82%88%
Sunshine Lover
59%56%
Thrives only in Ternate
SurabayaTernate
Clean Air Seeker
15%83%

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Frequently asked about Surabaya vs Ternate

▶How does the climate compare between Surabaya and Ternate?
Sunny days: 256 vs 218 d — Surabaya higher Annual sunshine: 2,719 vs 2,319 hrs — Surabaya higher Winter sunshine: 141 vs 174 hrs/day — Ternate higher Hot days (>30°C): 347 vs 0 d — Ternate lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 221 vs 314 d — Surabaya lower
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