Climate
Bursa logs 19 frost days a year to Samsun's 8 — Samsun wins by 11. Bursa also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 1.
Bursa
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Samsun
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Air Quality
Bursa averages 22.5 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Samsun's 17.8 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Samsun breathes ~21% cleaner air (4.7 µg/m³ lower).
Bursa
Samsun
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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 Samsun (644K) are 3.7x in population — Bursa is the larger metro, Samsun the smaller; on land area Bursa spans roughly 2.8x more ground.
Bursa is roughly 3.2x the scale of Samsun
Combined population & area comparison
BursaSamsunCity Scale Rankings
Bursa2.4M3.7xSamsun644K1xBursa216 km²2.8xSamsun77 km²1xBursa
Samsun
Who Thrives Here
Bursa favours the sunshine lover, while Samsun suits the clean air seeker. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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