Climate
Požega logs 42 hot days a year to Rijeka's 11 — Rijeka wins by 31. Rijeka also leads on frost days by 34.
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Rijeka
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Air Quality
Požega averages 13.9 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Rijeka's 11.2 µg/m³ (moderate) — Rijeka breathes ~20% cleaner air (2.7 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.
Požega (17K) and Rijeka (116K) are 6.9x in population — Rijeka is the larger metro, Požega the smaller.
Rijeka is roughly 6.9x the scale of Požega
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
RijekaPožegaCity Scale Rankings
Rijeka116K6.9xPožega17K1xWho Thrives Here
Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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