Climate
Port Said logs 22 hot days a year to Zagazig's 187 — Port Said wins by 165. Zagazig also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 1.
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Dinner outside
Zagazig
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Air Quality
Port Said averages 23.7 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Zagazig's 32.4 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Port Said breathes ~27% cleaner air (8.7 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.
Port Said (875K) and Zagazig (1.3M) are 1.5x in population — Zagazig is the larger metro, Port Said the smaller; on land area Zagazig spans roughly 2.4x more ground.
Zagazig is roughly 1.9x the scale of Port Said
Combined population & area comparison
ZagazigPort SaidCity Scale Rankings
Zagazig1.3M1.5xPort Said875K1xZagazig136 km²2.4xPort Said57 km²1xPort Said
Zagazig
Who Thrives Here
Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.
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