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Ankara

Turkey

vs

Climate

Ankara logs 79 frost days a year to Viranşehir's 4 — Viranşehir wins by 75. Ankara also leads on hot days by 93.

AnkaraViranşehir
Sunny days
248289
Hot days
54147
Frost days
794
Rainy days
6959
Snow days
60
Outdoor dinner months
4/125/12
Avg wind
2.3 m/s2.6 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,8053,163
Darkest month sun
123 hrs/mo138 hrs/mo
UV peak month
9.59.9

Ankara

Feels-like °C

0
2
6
13
19
23
28
30
24
14
7
3

Dinner outside

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

Viranşehir

Feels-like °C

2
9
12
22
25
33
39
38
32
24
12
5

Dinner outside

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

Air Quality

Ankara averages 22.3 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Viranşehir's 29.2 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Ankara breathes ~23% cleaner air (6.8 µg/m³ lower).

Ankara

Viranşehir

22.3µg/m³
29.2µg/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.

Ankara (3.7M) and Viranşehir (137K) are 27x in population — Ankara is the larger metro, Viranşehir the smaller; on land area Ankara spans roughly 24x more ground.

25x

Ankara is roughly 25x the scale of Viranşehir

Combined population & area comparison

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25x
TR flagViranşehir
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.TR flagAnkara3.7M27x
2.TR flagViranşehir137K1x
Area
1.TR flagAnkara357 km²24x
2.TR flagViranşehir15 km²1x
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27 km24 km

TR flagAnkara

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4.8 km4.9 km

TR flagViranşehir

Who Thrives Here

Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.

Thrives in both
AnkaraViranşehir
Struggles in both
AnkaraViranşehir

Frequently asked about Ankara vs Viranşehir

How does the climate compare between Ankara and Viranşehir?
Sunny days: 248 vs 289 d — Viranşehir higher Annual sunshine: 2,805 vs 3,163 hrs — Viranşehir higher Winter sunshine: 123 vs 138 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 54 vs 147 d — Ankara lower Frost days: 79 vs 4 d — Viranşehir lower Rainy days: 69 vs 59 d — Viranşehir lower Snowy days: 6 vs 0 d — Viranşehir lower
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