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The Taj Mahal reflected in its pool, Agra
AgraThe Taj Mahal reflected in its pool
Angkor Wat beyond the palms of the causeway, Siem Reap
Siem ReapAngkor Wat beyond the palms of the causeway

Photos: Agra by Sanket Sawale, Pexels License; Siem Reap by allPhoto Bangkok, Pexels License.

Agra or Siem Reap?

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 Agra for

  • day trips
  • prices

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

Choose Siem Reap for

  • wellness
  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Siem Reap’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. Agra 3, Siem Reap 5: Siem Reap leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Agra 42, Siem Reap 45: Siem Reap leads by 3 points.
Culture & sights. Agra 80, Siem Reap 88: Siem Reap leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Agra 7, Siem Reap 42: Siem Reap leads by 35 points.
Nature & outdoors. Agra 30, Siem Reap 40: Siem Reap leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Agra 70, Siem Reap 55: Agra leads by 15 points.
Good for families. Agra 20, Siem Reap 35: Siem Reap leads by 15 points.
Getting around. Agra 28, Siem Reap 30: Siem Reap leads by 2 points.
Shopping & style. Agra and Siem Reap are level on 38.
Affordability. Agra 90, Siem Reap 88: Agra leads by 2 points.
Live music & performing arts. Agra 10, Siem Reap 32: Siem Reap leads by 22 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Agra 15, Siem Reap 60: Siem Reap leads by 45 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Agra and Siem Reap.

Your match

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

Agra
36match

Wins on day trips and prices with your weighting.

Siem Reap
Best match
47match

Wins on wellness and nightlife with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Agra in July

35 °Cdaytime high
28 °Cnight-time low
216 mmrain in the month
14 hdaylight a day

Siem Reap in July

30 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
197 mmrain in the month
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Agra 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.

Siem Reap has no weather station within reach, so its figures come from a gridded climate model rather than a measured record, and read a broad area rather than the city itself.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Agra: 1942-2025 (rainfall 1991-2020) normals, Agra (6.2 km from centre). Siem Reap: 2001-2020 normals, NASA POWER reanalysis grid, no weather station within 90 km.

Before you go

MeasureAgraSiem Reap
Official languageHindi, EnglishKhmer
CurrencyIndian Rupee (INR)Riel (KHR)
SocketsCM230 V, 50 HzACG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+5:30UTC+7
Emergency number108 or 112Police 117, ambulance 119, fire 118
Elevation171 m18 m
Main airportAgra Airport / Agra Air Force Station (AGR)6 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsSiem Reap-Angkor International Airport (SAI)39 km from centre14 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-21 days

By the numbers

MeasureAgraSiem Reap
City population1,585,705147,866
People per km²8,417-
Museums within 10 km06
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km41

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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. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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. Temperature and rainfall for destinations with no weather station are from the NASA POWER 2001-2020 climatology, derived from MERRA-2. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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.