Climate
Mecca logs 320 hot days a year to Turaif's 158 — Turaif wins by 162. Mecca also leads on frost days by 1.
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Air Quality
Mecca averages 104.6 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Turaif's 32.9 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Turaif breathes ~69% cleaner air (71.7 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.
Mecca (1.9M) and Turaif (41K) are 46x in population — Mecca is the larger metro, Turaif the smaller.
Mecca is roughly 46x the scale of Turaif
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
MeccaTuraifCity Scale Rankings
Mecca1.9M46xTuraif41K1xWho Thrives Here
Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.
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