Climate
Haskovo logs 46 frost days a year to Plovdiv's 55 — Haskovo wins by 9. Plovdiv also leads on hot days by 3.
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Air Quality
Haskovo averages 18.1 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Plovdiv's 17.5 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Plovdiv breathes ~3% cleaner air (0.6 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.
Haskovo (67K) and Plovdiv (332K) are 4.9x in population — Plovdiv is the larger metro, Haskovo the smaller.
Plovdiv is roughly 4.9x the scale of Haskovo
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
PlovdivHaskovoCity Scale Rankings
Plovdiv332K4.9xHaskovo67K1xWho Thrives Here
Haskovo is the stronger fit for the sunshine lover. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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