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The Explanada de España, Alicante
AlicanteThe Explanada de España
The Gateway of India under a blue sky, Mumbai
MumbaiThe Gateway of India under a blue sky

Photos: Alicante by Emilio Sánchez Hernández, Pexels License; Mumbai by Shubam Bhasin, Pexels License.

Alicante or Mumbai?

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 Alicante for

  • beaches
  • families
  • getting around

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

Choose Mumbai for

  • culture and sights
  • shopping
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Mumbai’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. Alicante 82, Mumbai 18: Alicante leads by 64 points.
Food & drink. Alicante 67, Mumbai 82: Mumbai leads by 15 points.
Culture & sights. Alicante 46, Mumbai 70: Mumbai leads by 24 points.
Nightlife. Alicante 60, Mumbai 52: Alicante leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Alicante 63, Mumbai 55: Alicante leads by 8 points.
Day trips. Alicante 72, Mumbai 48: Alicante leads by 24 points.
Good for families. Alicante 68, Mumbai 35: Alicante leads by 33 points.
Getting around. Alicante 66, Mumbai 38: Alicante leads by 28 points.
Shopping & style. Alicante 44, Mumbai 66: Mumbai leads by 22 points.
Affordability. Alicante 60, Mumbai 72: Mumbai leads by 12 points.
Live music & performing arts. Alicante 37, Mumbai 55: Mumbai leads by 18 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Alicante 40, Mumbai 24: Alicante leads by 16 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Alicante and Mumbai.

Your match

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

Alicante
Best match
59match

Wins on beaches and families with your weighting.

Mumbai
51match

Wins on culture and sights and shopping with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Alicante in July

30 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
3 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Mumbai in July

31 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
860 mmrain in the month
2 hsunshine a day
29 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Alicante: 1991-2020 normals, Alicante (2.8 km from centre). Mumbai: 1991-2020 normals, Bombay / Santacruz (5.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAlicanteMumbai
Official languageSpanishHindi, English
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Indian Rupee (INR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+5:30
Emergency number112108 or 112
Elevation3 m14 m
Main airportAlicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport (ALC)10 km from centre126 non-stop destinationsChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)2 km from centre122 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days-

By the numbers

MeasureAlicanteMumbai
City population366,22115,414,288
People per km²1,81925,563
Museums within 10 km81
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km23
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 months12 months

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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). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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.