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Łódź

Poland

vs

Climate

Łódź logs 8 hot days a year to Nowy Sącz's 4 — Nowy Sącz wins by 4. Łódź also leads on frost days by 34.

ŁódźNowy Sącz
Sunny days
127125
Hot days
84
Frost days
81115
Rainy days
132132
Snow days
1435
Outdoor dinner months
3/123/12
Avg wind
3.7 m/s2.5 m/s
Sunshine hours
1,6971,698
Darkest month sun
28 hrs/mo49 hrs/mo
UV peak month
5.15.2

Łódź

Feels-like °C

-10
-8
-2
7
14
22
23
23
15
7
-3
-9

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Nowy Sącz

Feels-like °C

-8
-6
1
6
15
23
23
23
16
8
-1
-5

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Air Quality

Łódź averages 15.2 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Nowy Sącz's 15.6 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Łódź breathes ~3% cleaner air (0.4 µg/m³ lower).

Łódź

Nowy Sącz

15.2µg/m³
15.6µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Sensitive Groups
Sensitive Groups

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Łódź (583K) and Nowy Sącz (72K) are 8.1x in population — Łódź is the larger metro, Nowy Sącz the smaller; on land area Łódź spans roughly 5.9x more ground.

6.9x

Łódź is roughly 6.9x the scale of Nowy Sącz

Combined population & area comparison

PL flagŁódź
6.9x
PL flagNowy Sącz
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.PL flagŁódź583K8.1x
2.PL flagNowy Sącz72K1x
Area
1.PL flagŁódź136 km²5.9x
2.PL flagNowy Sącz23 km²1x
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14 km15 km

PL flagŁódź

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5.5 km7.4 km

PL flagNowy Sącz

Who Thrives Here

Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.

Thrives in both
ŁódźNowy Sącz
Struggles in both
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Frequently asked about Łódź vs Nowy Sącz

How does the climate compare between Łódź and Nowy Sącz?
Sunny days: 127 vs 125 d — Similar Annual sunshine: 1,697 vs 1,698 hrs — Similar Winter sunshine: 28 vs 49 hrs/day — Nowy Sącz higher Hot days (>30°C): 8 vs 4 d — Similar Frost days: 81 vs 115 d — Łódź lower Rainy days: 132 vs 132 d — Similar Snowy days: 14 vs 35 d — Łódź lower
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