Climate
Mecca logs 12 outdoor-dinner months a year to Medina's 7 — Mecca wins by 5. Medina also leads on hot days by 57.
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Dinner outside
Medina
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Air Quality
Mecca averages 104.6 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Medina's 71.2 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) — Medina breathes ~32% cleaner air (33.4 µg/m³ lower).
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WHO classification
City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Mecca (1.9M) and Medina (1.6M) are 1.2x in population — Mecca is the larger metro, Medina the smaller.
These cities are similar in overall scale
Combined population & area comparison
MeccaMedinaCity Scale Rankings
Mecca1.9M1.2xMedina1.6M1xMedina262 km²1.1xMecca233 km²1xMecca
Medina
Who Thrives Here
Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.
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