Climate
Łódź logs 8 hot days a year to Olsztyn's 6 — Olsztyn wins by 2. Olsztyn also leads on sunny days by 11.
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Air Quality
Łódź averages 15.2 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Olsztyn's 12.3 µg/m³ (moderate) — Olsztyn breathes ~19% cleaner air (2.9 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.
Łódź (583K) and Olsztyn (149K) are 3.9x in population — Łódź is the larger metro, Olsztyn the smaller; on land area Łódź spans roughly 4.5x more ground.
Łódź is roughly 4.2x the scale of Olsztyn
Combined population & area comparison
ŁódźOlsztynCity Scale Rankings
Łódź583K3.9xOlsztyn149K1xŁódź136 km²4.5xOlsztyn30 km²1xŁódź
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Who Thrives Here
Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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