Climate
Craiova logs 68 hot days a year to Iaşi's 37 — Iaşi wins by 31. Craiova also leads on frost days by 30.
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Iaşi
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Air Quality
Craiova averages 16.6 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Iaşi's 13.8 µg/m³ (moderate) — Iaşi breathes ~17% cleaner air (2.8 µg/m³ lower).
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Iaşi
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Craiova (260K) and Iaşi (305K) are 1.2x in population — Iaşi is the larger metro, Craiova the smaller; on land area Iaşi spans roughly 1.3x more ground.
Iaşi is roughly 1.2x the scale of Craiova
Combined population & area comparison
IaşiCraiovaCity Scale Rankings
Iaşi305K1.2xCraiova260K1xIaşi60 km²1.3xCraiova46 km²1xCraiova
Iaşi
Who Thrives Here
Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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