Climate
Kano logs 321 sunny days a year to Port Harcourt's 150 — Kano wins by 171. Port Harcourt also leads on hot days by 54.
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Port Harcourt
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Air Quality
Kano averages 58.8 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Port Harcourt's 40.1 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) — Port Harcourt breathes ~32% cleaner air (18.8 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.
Kano (5.1M) and Port Harcourt (2.6M) are 1.9x in population — Kano is the larger metro, Port Harcourt the smaller; on land area Kano spans roughly 1.4x more ground.
Kano is roughly 1.6x the scale of Port Harcourt
Combined population & area comparison
KanoPort HarcourtCity Scale Rankings
Kano5.1M1.9xPort Harcourt2.6M1xKano419 km²1.4xPort Harcourt310 km²1xKano
Port Harcourt
Who Thrives Here
Kano is the stronger fit for the sunshine lover. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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