Climate
Kharkiv logs 103 frost days a year to Kherson's 67 — Kherson wins by 36. Kharkiv also leads on hot days by 21.
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Air Quality
Kharkiv averages 13.8 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Kherson's 12.6 µg/m³ (moderate) — Kherson breathes ~9% cleaner air (1.2 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.
Kharkiv (1.3M) and Kherson (246K) are 5.2x in population — Kharkiv is the larger metro, Kherson the smaller; on land area Kharkiv spans roughly 3.5x more ground.
Kharkiv is roughly 4.3x the scale of Kherson
Combined population & area comparison
KharkivKhersonCity Scale Rankings
Kharkiv1.3M5.2xKherson246K1xKharkiv232 km²3.5xKherson66 km²1xKharkiv
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Who Thrives Here
Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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