Climate
Debrecen logs 48 hot days a year to Szombathely's 21 — Szombathely wins by 27. Debrecen also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 1.
Debrecen
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Dinner outside
Szombathely
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Air Quality
Debrecen averages 13.8 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Szombathely's 11.5 µg/m³ (moderate) — Szombathely breathes ~16% cleaner air (2.2 µg/m³ lower).
Debrecen
Szombathely
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.
Debrecen (139K) and Szombathely (56K) are 2.5x in population — Debrecen is the larger metro, Szombathely the smaller; on land area Debrecen spans roughly 2.6x more ground.
Debrecen is roughly 2.6x the scale of Szombathely
Combined population & area comparison
DebrecenSzombathelyCity Scale Rankings
Debrecen139K2.5xSzombathely56K1xDebrecen42 km²2.6xSzombathely16 km²1xDebrecen
Szombathely
Who Thrives Here
Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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