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Bursa

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vs

Climate

Bursa logs 26 hot days a year to Diyarbakır's 133 — Bursa wins by 107. Bursa also leads on frost days by 13.

BursaDiyarbakır
Sunny days
219281
Hot days
26133
Frost days
1932
Rainy days
10778
Snow days
21
Outdoor dinner months
5/126/12
Avg wind
2.1 m/s1.7 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,5153,069
Darkest month sun
107 hrs/mo117 hrs/mo
UV peak month
8.99.6

Bursa

Feels-like °C

2
4
8
14
20
25
27
28
24
16
11
7

Dinner outside

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

Diyarbakır

Feels-like °C

1
8
12
20
23
32
37
38
30
23
12
5

Dinner outside

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

Air Quality

Bursa averages 22.5 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Diyarbakır's 31.2 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Bursa breathes ~28% cleaner air (8.7 µg/m³ lower).

Bursa

Diyarbakır

22.5µg/m³
31.2µg/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.

Bursa (2.4M) and Diyarbakır (649K) are 3.6x in population — Bursa is the larger metro, Diyarbakır the smaller; on land area Bursa spans roughly 2.9x more ground.

3.2x

Bursa is roughly 3.2x the scale of Diyarbakır

Combined population & area comparison

TR flagBursa
3.2x
TR flagDiyarbakır
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.TR flagBursa2.4M3.6x
2.TR flagDiyarbakır649K1x
Area
1.TR flagBursa216 km²2.9x
2.TR flagDiyarbakır75 km²1x
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30 km15 km

TR flagBursa

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
15 km12 km

TR flagDiyarbakır

Who Thrives Here

Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.

Thrives in both
BursaDiyarbakır
Struggles in both
BursaDiyarbakır

Frequently asked about Bursa vs Diyarbakır

How does the climate compare between Bursa and Diyarbakır?
Sunny days: 219 vs 281 d — Diyarbakır higher Annual sunshine: 2,515 vs 3,069 hrs — Diyarbakır higher Winter sunshine: 107 vs 117 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 26 vs 133 d — Bursa lower Frost days: 19 vs 32 d — Bursa lower Rainy days: 107 vs 78 d — Diyarbakır lower Snowy days: 2 vs 1 d — Similar
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