Climate
Kardzhali logs 30 hot days a year to Plovdiv's 76 — Kardzhali wins by 46. Plovdiv also leads on frost days by 6.
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Air Quality
Kardzhali averages 15.8 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Plovdiv's 17.5 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Kardzhali breathes ~10% cleaner air (1.7 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.
Kardzhali (51K) and Plovdiv (332K) are 6.5x in population — Plovdiv is the larger metro, Kardzhali the smaller.
Plovdiv is roughly 6.5x the scale of Kardzhali
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
PlovdivKardzhaliCity Scale Rankings
Plovdiv332K6.5xKardzhali51K1xWho Thrives Here
Kardzhali is the stronger fit for the sunshine lover. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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