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The domes and minarets of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi
Abu DhabiThe domes and minarets of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
Rice terraces and palms at Tegallalang, Ubud
UbudRice terraces and palms at Tegallalang

Photos: Abu Dhabi by Jeffry Surianto, Pexels License; Ubud by Pinterpandai, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Abu Dhabi or Ubud?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Abu Dhabi for

  • beaches
  • families
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Abu Dhabi’s own page.

Choose Ubud for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Ubud’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Abu Dhabi 78, Ubud 38: Abu Dhabi leads by 40 points.
Food & drink. Abu Dhabi 55, Ubud 60: Ubud leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Abu Dhabi 64, Ubud 58: Abu Dhabi leads by 6 points.
Nightlife. Abu Dhabi 34, Ubud 15: Abu Dhabi leads by 19 points.
Nature & outdoors. Abu Dhabi 28, Ubud 80: Ubud leads by 52 points.
Day trips. Abu Dhabi 45, Ubud 72: Ubud leads by 27 points.
Good for families. Abu Dhabi 82, Ubud 48: Abu Dhabi leads by 34 points.
Getting around. Abu Dhabi 24, Ubud 10: Abu Dhabi leads by 14 points.
Shopping & style. Abu Dhabi 50, Ubud 52: Ubud leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Abu Dhabi 38, Ubud 80: Ubud leads by 42 points.
Live music & performing arts. Abu Dhabi 32, Ubud 47: Ubud leads by 15 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Abu Dhabi 46, Ubud 96: Ubud leads by 50 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Abu Dhabi and Ubud.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Abu Dhabi
48match

Wins on beaches and families with your weighting.

Ubud
Best match
55match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and wellness with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Abu Dhabi in July

43 °Cdaytime high
30 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
33 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Ubud in July

29 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
110 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
27 °Csea
12 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Abu Dhabi's temperatures are measured 26 km from the centre, at Abu Dhabi International Airport.

Abu Dhabi has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.

Ubud's temperatures are measured 29 km from the centre, at Denpasar / Ngurah-Rai.

Ubud's station stands 209 m below the city centre, so the centre is likely a little cooler than the figures say.

Ubud has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Abu Dhabi: 1991-2020 normals, Abu Dhabi International Airport (25.7 km from centre). Ubud: 1991-2020 normals, Denpasar / Ngurah-Rai (29 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAbu DhabiUbud
Official languageArabicIndonesian
CurrencyUAE Dirham (AED)Rupiah (IDR)
SocketsCG220 V, 50 HzCF50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+4UTC+8
Emergency number112112
Elevation14 m210 m
Main airportZayed International Airport (AUH)26 km from centre147 non-stop destinationsDenpasar I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS)29 km from centre64 non-stop destinations

By the numbers

MeasureAbu DhabiUbud
City population1,570,000-
People per km²1,615-
Museums within 10 km314
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C11 months12 months

Where else could you go?

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.