TR flag
Bursa

Turkey

vs
TR flag
Giresun

Turkey

Climate

Bursa logs 19 frost days a year to Giresun's 1 — Giresun wins by 18. Giresun also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 1.

BursaGiresun
Sunny days
219198
Hot days
260
Frost days
191
Rainy days
107168
Snow days
20
Outdoor dinner months
5/126/12
Avg wind
2.1 m/s2.4 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,5152,334
Darkest month sun
107 hrs/mo99 hrs/mo
UV peak month
8.97.6

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

Giresun

Feels-like °C

4
4
10
14
19
25
27
28
24
17
12
8

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 Giresun's 17.3 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Giresun breathes ~23% cleaner air (5.3 µg/m³ lower).

Bursa

Giresun

22.5µg/m³
17.3µg/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.

Bursa (2.4M) and Giresun (121K) are 19x in population — Bursa is the larger metro, Giresun the smaller; on land area Bursa spans roughly 10x more ground.

14x

Bursa is roughly 14x the scale of Giresun

Combined population & area comparison

TR flagBursa
14x
TR flagGiresun
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.TR flagBursa2.4M19x
2.TR flagGiresun121K1x
Area
1.TR flagBursa216 km²10x
2.TR flagGiresun21 km²1x
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30 km15 km

TR flagBursa

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11 km3.0 km

TR flagGiresun

Who Thrives Here

Bursa favours the sunshine lover, while Giresun suits the clean air seeker. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.

Thrives in both
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Thrives only in Bursa
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Thrives only in Giresun
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Struggles in both
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Frequently asked about Bursa vs Giresun

How does the climate compare between Bursa and Giresun?
Sunny days: 219 vs 198 d — Bursa higher Annual sunshine: 2,515 vs 2,334 hrs — Bursa higher Winter sunshine: 107 vs 99 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 26 vs 0 d — Giresun lower Frost days: 19 vs 1 d — Giresun lower Rainy days: 107 vs 168 d — Bursa lower Snowy days: 2 vs 0 d — Similar
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