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Bucharest

Romania

vs
RO flag
Hunedoara

Romania

Climate

Bucharest logs 60 hot days a year to Hunedoara's 21 — Hunedoara wins by 39. Bucharest also leads on frost days by 23.

BucharestHunedoara
Sunny days
200185
Hot days
6021
Frost days
5881
Rainy days
84142
Snow days
615
Outdoor dinner months
5/125/12
Avg wind
2.4 m/s1.5 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,2852,263
Darkest month sun
66 hrs/mo69 hrs/mo
UV peak month
7.46.8

Bucharest

Feels-like °C

-3
1
7
13
20
27
30
29
22
15
5
-1

Dinner outside

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

Hunedoara

Feels-like °C

-3
0
5
11
18
23
26
26
19
13
4
-1

Dinner outside

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

Air Quality

Bucharest averages 16.0 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Hunedoara's 15.8 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Hunedoara breathes ~1% cleaner air (0.2 µg/m³ lower).

Bucharest

Hunedoara

16.0µg/m³
15.8µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Sensitive Groups
Sensitive Groups

WHO classification

City Scale

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

Bucharest (2.0M) and Hunedoara (69K) are 29x in population — Bucharest is the larger metro, Hunedoara the smaller.

29x

Bucharest is roughly 29x the scale of Hunedoara

Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)

RO flagBucharest
29x
RO flagHunedoara
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.RO flagBucharest2.0M29x
2.RO flagHunedoara69K1x

Who Thrives Here

Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.

Thrives in both
BucharestHunedoara
Struggles in both
BucharestHunedoara

Frequently asked about Bucharest vs Hunedoara

How does the climate compare between Bucharest and Hunedoara?
Sunny days: 200 vs 185 d — Bucharest higher Annual sunshine: 2,285 vs 2,263 hrs — Similar Winter sunshine: 66 vs 69 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 60 vs 21 d — Hunedoara lower Frost days: 58 vs 81 d — Bucharest lower Rainy days: 84 vs 142 d — Bucharest lower Snowy days: 6 vs 15 d — Bucharest lower
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