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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 Cathedral of Sant'Agata, Catania
CataniaThe Cathedral of Sant'Agata

Photos: Auckland by Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain; Catania by Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Auckland or Catania?

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

  • families
  • wellness
  • shopping

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

Choose Catania for

  • day trips
  • prices
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Catania’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, Catania 72: Catania leads by 4 points.
Food & drink. Auckland 62, Catania 77: Catania leads by 15 points.
Culture & sights. Auckland 44, Catania 62: Catania leads by 18 points.
Nightlife. Auckland 42, Catania 60: Catania leads by 18 points.
Nature & outdoors. Auckland and Catania are level on 83.
Day trips. Auckland 55, Catania 84: Catania leads by 29 points.
Good for families. Auckland 70, Catania 50: Auckland leads by 20 points.
Getting around. Auckland 42, Catania 48: Catania leads by 6 points.
Shopping & style. Auckland 45, Catania 42: Auckland leads by 3 points.
Affordability. Auckland 32, Catania 60: Catania leads by 28 points.
Live music & performing arts. Auckland 45, Catania 55: Catania leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Auckland 45, Catania 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 Catania.

Your match

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

Auckland
53match

Wins on families and wellness with your weighting.

Catania
Best match
60match

Wins on day trips and prices 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
No recordsunshine a day
14 °Csea
10 hdaylight a day

Catania in July

31 °Cdaytime high
20 °Cnight-time low
9 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
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.

Catania's sunshine is measured 88 km from the centre, at Messina.

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

Before you go

MeasureAucklandCatania
Official languageEnglish, New Zealand Sign Language, MāoriItalian
CurrencyNew Zealand Dollar (NZD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsI230 V, 50 HzCFL230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+12, UTC+13 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number111112
Elevation196 m7 m
Main airportAuckland International Airport (AKL)18 km from centre63 non-stop destinationsCatania-Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)4 km from centre96 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureAucklandCatania
City population1,470,100311,584
People per km²2,6301,704
Museums within 10 km1525
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km03
Swim season, months above 21 °C1 month5 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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.