Climate
Rijeka logs 11 hot days a year to Vukovar's 57 — Rijeka wins by 46. Rijeka also leads on frost days by 24.
Rijeka
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Vukovar
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Air Quality
Rijeka averages 11.2 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Vukovar's 14.6 µg/m³ (moderate) — Rijeka breathes ~23% cleaner air (3.4 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 Vukovar (22K) are 5.2x in population — Rijeka is the larger metro, Vukovar the smaller.
Rijeka is roughly 5.2x the scale of Vukovar
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
RijekaVukovarCity Scale Rankings
Rijeka116K5.2xVukovar22K1xWho Thrives Here
Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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