Climate
Bjelovar logs 58 frost days a year to Rijeka's 19 — Rijeka wins by 39. Rijeka also leads on hot days by 18.
Bjelovar
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Rijeka
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Air Quality
Bjelovar averages 12.9 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Rijeka's 11.2 µg/m³ (moderate) — Rijeka breathes ~13% cleaner air (1.7 µg/m³ lower).
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Rijeka
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Bjelovar (24K) and Rijeka (116K) are 4.7x in population — Rijeka is the larger metro, Bjelovar the smaller.
Rijeka is roughly 4.7x the scale of Bjelovar
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
RijekaBjelovarCity Scale Rankings
Rijeka116K4.7xBjelovar24K1xWho Thrives Here
Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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