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Grote Markt and the Brabo Fountain, Antwerp
AntwerpGrote Markt and the Brabo Fountain
The Auckland skyline and Sky Tower from the Waitematā Harbour, Auckland
AucklandThe Auckland skyline and Sky Tower from the Waitematā Harbour

Photos: Antwerp by Norbert Jakab, Pexels License; Auckland by Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain.

Antwerp or Auckland?

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 Antwerp for

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Auckland for

  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Auckland’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. Antwerp 15, Auckland 68: Auckland leads by 53 points.
Food & drink. Antwerp and Auckland are level on 62.
Culture & sights. Antwerp 73, Auckland 44: Antwerp leads by 29 points.
Nightlife. Antwerp 56, Auckland 42: Antwerp leads by 14 points.
Nature & outdoors. Antwerp 33, Auckland 83: Auckland leads by 50 points.
Day trips. Antwerp 86, Auckland 55: Antwerp leads by 31 points.
Good for families. Antwerp 62, Auckland 70: Auckland leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Antwerp 75, Auckland 42: Antwerp leads by 33 points.
Shopping & style. Antwerp 70, Auckland 45: Antwerp leads by 25 points.
Affordability. Antwerp 38, Auckland 32: Antwerp leads by 6 points.
Live music & performing arts. Antwerp 58, Auckland 45: Antwerp leads by 13 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Antwerp 30, Auckland 45: Auckland leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Antwerp and Auckland.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Antwerp
55match

Wins on getting around and day trips with your weighting.

Auckland
53match

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

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Antwerp in July

23 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
78 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Auckland in July

14 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
135 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
14 °Csea
10 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Antwerp 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.

Antwerp's sunshine is measured 47 km from the centre, at Uccle.

Auckland's station stands 189 m below the city centre, so the centre is likely a little cooler than the figures say.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Antwerp: 1991-2020 normals, Antwerpen / Deurne (5.2 km from centre). Auckland: 1961-1990 normals, Auckland Aerodrome Aws (17 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAntwerpAuckland
Official languageFrench, German, DutchEnglish, New Zealand Sign Language, Māori
CurrencyEuro (EUR)New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzI230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+12, UTC+13 in summer
Emergency number112111
Elevation7 m196 m
Main airportBrussels Airport (BRU)36 km from centre191 non-stop destinationsAuckland International Airport (AKL)18 km from centre63 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureAntwerpAuckland
City population529,2471,470,100
People per km²2,5422,630
Museums within 10 km3815
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km90
Swim season, months above 21 °C-1 month

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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). 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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.