Climate
Debrecen logs 48 hot days a year to Szeged's 56 — Debrecen wins by 8. Szeged also leads on frost days by 6.
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Szeged
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Air Quality
Debrecen averages 13.8 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Szeged's 13.6 µg/m³ (moderate) — Szeged breathes ~1% cleaner air (0.1 µg/m³ lower).
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Debrecen (139K) and Szeged (122K) sit at a similar population scale.
Debrecen is roughly 1.2x the scale of Szeged
Combined population & area comparison
DebrecenSzegedCity Scale Rankings
Debrecen139K1.1xSzeged122K1xDebrecen42 km²1.2xSzeged34 km²1xDebrecen
Szeged
Who Thrives Here
Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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