Climate
Mecca logs 320 hot days a year to Ta’if's 160 — Ta’if wins by 160. Mecca also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 3.
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Dinner outside
Ta’if
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Air Quality
Mecca averages 104.6 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Ta’if's 62.3 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) — Ta’if breathes ~40% cleaner air (42.3 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 Ta’if (490K) are 3.8x in population — Mecca is the larger metro, Ta’if the smaller; on land area Mecca spans roughly 2.4x more ground.
Mecca is roughly 3.0x the scale of Ta’if
Combined population & area comparison
MeccaTa’ifCity Scale Rankings
Mecca1.9M3.8xTa’if490K1xMecca233 km²2.4xTa’if98 km²1xMecca
Ta’if
Who Thrives Here
Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.
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