TR flag
Bursa

Turkey

vs
TR flag
Kayseri

Turkey

Climate

Bursa logs 19 frost days a year to Kayseri's 97 — Bursa wins by 78. Bursa also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 1.

BursaKayseri
Sunny days
219249
Hot days
2628
Frost days
1997
Rainy days
10778
Snow days
218
Outdoor dinner months
5/124/12
Avg wind
2.1 m/s2.1 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,5152,826
Darkest month sun
107 hrs/mo111 hrs/mo
UV peak month
8.910.1

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

Kayseri

Feels-like °C

-1
2
6
15
17
23
27
29
24
16
7
2

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 Kayseri's 26.6 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Bursa breathes ~15% cleaner air (4.0 µg/m³ lower).

Bursa

Kayseri

22.5µg/m³
26.6µg/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 Kayseri (893K) are 2.6x in population — Bursa is the larger metro, Kayseri the smaller; on land area Bursa spans roughly 1.4x more ground.

1.9x

Bursa is roughly 1.9x the scale of Kayseri

Combined population & area comparison

TR flagBursa
1.9x
TR flagKayseri
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.TR flagBursa2.4M2.6x
2.TR flagKayseri893K1x
Area
1.TR flagBursa216 km²1.4x
2.TR flagKayseri160 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
30 km15 km

TR flagBursa

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
19 km16 km

TR flagKayseri

Who Thrives Here

Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.

Thrives in both
BursaKayseri
Struggles in both
BursaKayseri

Frequently asked about Bursa vs Kayseri

How does the climate compare between Bursa and Kayseri?
Sunny days: 219 vs 249 d — Kayseri higher Annual sunshine: 2,515 vs 2,826 hrs — Kayseri higher Winter sunshine: 107 vs 111 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 26 vs 28 d — Similar Frost days: 19 vs 97 d — Bursa lower Rainy days: 107 vs 78 d — Kayseri lower Snowy days: 2 vs 18 d — Bursa lower
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