TR flag
Bursa

Turkey

vs
TR flag
Gaziantep

Turkey

Climate

Bursa logs 26 hot days a year to Gaziantep's 129 — Bursa wins by 103. Gaziantep also leads on frost days by 6.

BursaGaziantep
Sunny days
219282
Hot days
26129
Frost days
1913
Rainy days
10771
Snow days
20
Outdoor dinner months
5/126/12
Avg wind
2.1 m/s3.0 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,5153,081
Darkest month sun
107 hrs/mo118 hrs/mo
UV peak month
8.99.9

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

Gaziantep

Feels-like °C

4
8
11
19
23
29
36
35
29
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 Gaziantep's 28.5 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Bursa breathes ~21% cleaner air (6.0 µg/m³ lower).

Bursa

Gaziantep

22.5µg/m³
28.5µg/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 Gaziantep (1.7M) are 1.4x in population — Bursa is the larger metro, Gaziantep the smaller; on land area Bursa spans roughly 1.6x more ground.

1.5x

Bursa is roughly 1.5x the scale of Gaziantep

Combined population & area comparison

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City Scale Rankings

Population
1.TR flagBursa2.4M1.4x
2.TR flagGaziantep1.7M1x
Area
1.TR flagBursa216 km²1.6x
2.TR flagGaziantep134 km²1x
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30 km15 km

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14 km14 km

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Who Thrives Here

Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.

Thrives in both
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Struggles in both
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Frequently asked about Bursa vs Gaziantep

How does the climate compare between Bursa and Gaziantep?
Sunny days: 219 vs 282 d — Gaziantep higher Annual sunshine: 2,515 vs 3,081 hrs — Gaziantep higher Winter sunshine: 107 vs 118 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 26 vs 129 d — Bursa lower Frost days: 19 vs 13 d — Gaziantep lower Rainy days: 107 vs 71 d — Gaziantep lower Snowy days: 2 vs 0 d — Similar
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