Climate
Iaşi logs 167 sunny days a year to Ploieşti's 199 — Ploieşti wins by 32. Iaşi also leads on hot days by 4.
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Dinner outside
Ploieşti
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Air Quality
Iaşi averages 13.8 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Ploieşti's 16.3 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Iaşi breathes ~15% cleaner air (2.5 µg/m³ lower).
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WHO classification
City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Iaşi (305K) and Ploieşti (187K) are 1.6x in population — Iaşi is the larger metro, Ploieşti the smaller; on land area Iaşi spans roughly 1.8x more ground.
Iaşi is roughly 1.7x the scale of Ploieşti
Combined population & area comparison
IaşiPloieştiCity Scale Rankings
Iaşi305K1.6xPloieşti187K1xIaşi60 km²1.8xPloieşti34 km²1xIaşi
Ploieşti
Who Thrives Here
Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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