Climate
Al Bahah logs 130 hot days a year to Mecca's 320 — Al Bahah wins by 190. Mecca also leads on sunny days by 5.
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Air Quality
Al Bahah averages 39.5 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Mecca's 104.6 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) — Al Bahah breathes ~62% cleaner air (65.1 µg/m³ lower).
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Al Bahah (88K) and Mecca (1.9M) are 21x in population — Mecca is the larger metro, Al Bahah the smaller.
Mecca is roughly 21x the scale of Al Bahah
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
MeccaAl BahahCity Scale Rankings
Mecca1.9M21xAl Bahah88K1xWho Thrives Here
Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.
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