Climate
Niš logs 37 hot days a year to Pirot's 16 — Pirot wins by 21. Niš also leads on frost days by 30.
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Air Quality
Niš averages 16.4 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Pirot's 14.9 µg/m³ (moderate) — Pirot breathes ~9% cleaner air (1.6 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.
Niš (219K) and Pirot (41K) are 5.4x in population — Niš is the larger metro, Pirot the smaller.
Niš is roughly 5.4x the scale of Pirot
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
NišPirotCity Scale Rankings
Niš219K5.4xPirot41K1xWho Thrives Here
Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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