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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
India Gate behind its flower beds, Delhi
DelhiIndia Gate behind its flower beds

Photos: Auckland by Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain; Delhi by shalender kumar, Pexels License.

Auckland or Delhi?

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

  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors
  • families

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

Choose Delhi for

  • prices
  • culture and sights
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Delhi’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, Delhi 4: Auckland leads by 64 points.
Food & drink. Auckland 62, Delhi 84: Delhi leads by 22 points.
Culture & sights. Auckland 44, Delhi 85: Delhi leads by 41 points.
Nightlife. Auckland 42, Delhi 44: Delhi leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Auckland 83, Delhi 20: Auckland leads by 63 points.
Day trips. Auckland 55, Delhi 68: Delhi leads by 13 points.
Good for families. Auckland 70, Delhi 32: Auckland leads by 38 points.
Getting around. Auckland 42, Delhi 55: Delhi leads by 13 points.
Shopping & style. Auckland 45, Delhi 78: Delhi leads by 33 points.
Affordability. Auckland 32, Delhi 90: Delhi leads by 58 points.
Live music & performing arts. Auckland 45, Delhi 55: Delhi leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Auckland 45, Delhi 25: Auckland leads by 20 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Auckland and Delhi.

Your match

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

Too close to call, level with your weighting

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

Delhi
53match

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
No recordsunshine a day
14 °Csea
10 hdaylight a day

Delhi in July

36 °Cdaytime high
28 °Cnight-time low
190 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
No seasea
14 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). Delhi: 1991-2020 normals, New Delhi / Safdarjung (9.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAucklandDelhi
Official languageEnglish, New Zealand Sign Language, MāoriHindi, English
CurrencyNew Zealand Dollar (NZD)Indian Rupee (INR)
SocketsI230 V, 50 HzCM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC+12, UTC+13 in summerUTC+5:30
Emergency number111108 or 112
Elevation196 m221 m
Main airportAuckland International Airport (AKL)18 km from centre63 non-stop destinationsIndira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)17 km from centre144 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days-

By the numbers

MeasureAucklandDelhi
City population1,470,10026,495,000
People per km²2,63018,962
Museums within 10 km1523
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km04
Swim season, months above 21 °C1 month-

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.