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Dornbirn

Austria

vs
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Linz

Austria

Climate

Dornbirn logs 4 hot days a year to Linz's 13 — Dornbirn wins by 9. Linz also leads on frost days by 16.

DornbirnLinz
Sunny days
160149
Hot days
413
Frost days
7761
Rainy days
161149
Snow days
229
Outdoor dinner months
5/124/12
Avg wind
1.6 m/s2.3 m/s
Sunshine hours
1,9671,912
Darkest month sun
66 hrs/mo50 hrs/mo
UV peak month
6.25.9

Dornbirn

Feels-like °C

-3
1
6
9
17
24
24
23
19
13
4
0

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Linz

Feels-like °C

-5
-3
4
9
15
23
24
23
17
11
1
-3

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Air Quality

Dornbirn averages 7.9 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Linz's 10.4 µg/m³ (moderate) — Dornbirn breathes ~24% cleaner air (2.5 µg/m³ lower).

Dornbirn

Linz

7.9µg/m³
10.4µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Good
Moderate

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Dornbirn (49K) and Linz (243K) are 4.9x in population — Linz is the larger metro, Dornbirn the smaller.

4.9x

Linz is roughly 4.9x the scale of Dornbirn

Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)

AT flagLinz
4.9x
AT flagDornbirn
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.AT flagLinz243K4.9x
2.AT flagDornbirn49K1x

Who Thrives Here

Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.

Thrives in both
DornbirnLinz
Struggles in both
DornbirnLinz

Frequently asked about Dornbirn vs Linz

How does the climate compare between Dornbirn and Linz?
Sunny days: 160 vs 149 d — Dornbirn higher Annual sunshine: 1,967 vs 1,912 hrs — Similar Winter sunshine: 66 vs 50 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 4 vs 13 d — Dornbirn lower Frost days: 77 vs 61 d — Linz lower Rainy days: 161 vs 149 d — Linz lower Snowy days: 22 vs 9 d — Linz lower
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