Climate
Bursa logs 26 hot days a year to Mersin's 64 — Bursa wins by 38. Mersin also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 2.
Bursa
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Mersin
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Air Quality
Bursa averages 22.5 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Mersin's 29.1 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Bursa breathes ~23% cleaner air (6.6 µg/m³ lower).
Bursa
Mersin
PM2.5 annual average
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 Mersin (655K) are 3.6x in population — Bursa is the larger metro, Mersin the smaller; on land area Bursa spans roughly 2.0x more ground.
Bursa is roughly 2.7x the scale of Mersin
Combined population & area comparison
BursaMersinCity Scale Rankings
Bursa2.4M3.6xMersin655K1xBursa216 km²2.0xMersin110 km²1xBursa
Mersin
Who Thrives Here
Mersin is the stronger fit for the eternal summer. Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.
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