Climate
Rijeka logs 19 frost days a year to Samobor's 63 — Rijeka wins by 44. Rijeka also leads on hot days by 24.
Rijeka
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Samobor
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Air Quality
Rijeka averages 11.2 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Samobor's 13.3 µg/m³ (moderate) — Rijeka breathes ~16% cleaner air (2.1 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.
Rijeka (116K) and Samobor (17K) are 6.8x in population — Rijeka is the larger metro, Samobor the smaller.
Rijeka is roughly 6.8x the scale of Samobor
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
RijekaSamoborCity Scale Rankings
Rijeka116K6.8xSamobor17K1xWho Thrives Here
Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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