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The Auckland skyline and Sky Tower from the Waitematā Harbour, Auckland
AucklandThe Auckland skyline and Sky Tower from the Waitematā Harbour
The Flame Towers from the seafront, Baku
BakuThe Flame Towers from the seafront

Photos: Auckland by Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain; Baku by Zulfugar Karimov, Pexels License.

Auckland or Baku?

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 Auckland for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • beaches
  • families

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

Choose Baku for

  • prices
  • culture and sights
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Baku’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. Auckland 68, Baku 40: Auckland leads by 28 points.
Food & drink. Auckland 62, Baku 60: Auckland leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Auckland 44, Baku 62: Baku leads by 18 points.
Nightlife. Auckland and Baku are level on 42.
Nature & outdoors. Auckland 83, Baku 30: Auckland leads by 53 points.
Day trips. Auckland 55, Baku 45: Auckland leads by 10 points.
Good for families. Auckland 70, Baku 45: Auckland leads by 25 points.
Getting around. Auckland 42, Baku 58: Baku leads by 16 points.
Shopping & style. Auckland 45, Baku 48: Baku leads by 3 points.
Affordability. Auckland 32, Baku 64: Baku leads by 32 points.
Live music & performing arts. Auckland 45, Baku 52: Baku leads by 7 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Auckland 45, Baku 30: Auckland leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Auckland and Baku.

Your match

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

Auckland
Best match
53match

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

Baku
48match

Wins on prices and culture and sights with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Auckland in July

14 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
135 mmrain in the month
14 °Csea
10 hdaylight a day

Baku in July

30 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
5 mmrain in the month
25 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

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. Auckland: 1961-1990 normals, Auckland Aerodrome Aws (17 km from centre). Baku: 1991-2020 normals, Mashtaga (23.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAucklandBaku
Official languageEnglish, New Zealand Sign Language, MāoriAzerbaijani, Azerbaijani Sign Language
CurrencyNew Zealand Dollar (NZD)Azerbaijan Manat (AZN)
SocketsI230 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+12, UTC+13 in summerUTC+4
Emergency number111102 or 112
Elevation196 m-28 m
Main airportAuckland International Airport (AKL)18 km from centre63 non-stop destinationsHeydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD)22 km from centre79 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days-

By the numbers

MeasureAucklandBaku
City population1,470,1002,300,500
People per km²2,6301,075
Museums within 10 km1550
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km02
Swim season, months above 21 °C1 month4 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). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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. 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.