TR flag
Bursa

Turkey

vs
TR flag
Trabzon

Turkey

Climate

Bursa logs 19 frost days a year to Trabzon's 2 — Trabzon wins by 17. Trabzon also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 1.

BursaTrabzon
Sunny days
219199
Hot days
260
Frost days
192
Rainy days
107153
Snow days
21
Outdoor dinner months
5/126/12
Avg wind
2.1 m/s2.2 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,5152,245
Darkest month sun
107 hrs/mo98 hrs/mo
UV peak month
8.97.4

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

Trabzon

Feels-like °C

3
4
10
14
18
24
27
27
23
16
10
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 Trabzon's 18.9 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Trabzon breathes ~16% cleaner air (3.6 µg/m³ lower).

Bursa

Trabzon

22.5µg/m³
18.9µg/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 Trabzon (328K) are 7.2x in population — Bursa is the larger metro, Trabzon the smaller; on land area Bursa spans roughly 4.2x more ground.

5.5x

Bursa is roughly 5.5x the scale of Trabzon

Combined population & area comparison

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5.5x
TR flagTrabzon
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.TR flagBursa2.4M7.2x
2.TR flagTrabzon328K1x
Area
1.TR flagBursa216 km²4.2x
2.TR flagTrabzon52 km²1x
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30 km15 km

TR flagBursa

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
17 km7.0 km

TR flagTrabzon

Who Thrives Here

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

Thrives in both
BursaTrabzon
Thrives only in Bursa
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Thrives only in Trabzon
BursaTrabzon
Struggles in both
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Frequently asked about Bursa vs Trabzon

How does the climate compare between Bursa and Trabzon?
Sunny days: 219 vs 199 d — Bursa higher Annual sunshine: 2,515 vs 2,245 hrs — Bursa higher Winter sunshine: 107 vs 98 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 26 vs 0 d — Trabzon lower Frost days: 19 vs 2 d — Trabzon lower Rainy days: 107 vs 153 d — Bursa lower Snowy days: 2 vs 1 d — Similar
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