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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
Praia Mole in Florianopolis, Florianopolis
FlorianopolisPraia Mole in Florianopolis

Photos: Auckland by Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain; Florianopolis by Papa Pic, CC0.

Auckland or Florianopolis?

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

  • live music and the arts
  • getting around
  • shopping

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

Choose Florianopolis for

  • prices
  • nightlife
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Florianopolis’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, Florianopolis 85: Florianopolis leads by 17 points.
Food & drink. Auckland 62, Florianopolis 58: Auckland leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Auckland 44, Florianopolis 33: Auckland leads by 11 points.
Nightlife. Auckland 42, Florianopolis 60: Florianopolis leads by 18 points.
Nature & outdoors. Auckland 83, Florianopolis 78: Auckland leads by 5 points.
Day trips. Auckland 55, Florianopolis 50: Auckland leads by 5 points.
Good for families. Auckland 70, Florianopolis 60: Auckland leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Auckland 42, Florianopolis 28: Auckland leads by 14 points.
Shopping & style. Auckland 45, Florianopolis 33: Auckland leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Auckland 32, Florianopolis 60: Florianopolis leads by 28 points.
Live music & performing arts. Auckland 45, Florianopolis 28: Auckland leads by 17 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Auckland and Florianopolis are level on 45.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Auckland and Florianopolis.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Auckland
53match

Wins on live music and the arts and getting around with your weighting.

Florianopolis
52match

Wins on prices and nightlife 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

Florianopolis in July

21 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
91 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
11 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). Florianopolis: 1991-2020 normals, Florianopolis (1.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAucklandFlorianopolis
Official languageEnglish, New Zealand Sign Language, MāoriPortuguese
CurrencyNew Zealand Dollar (NZD)Brazilian Real (BRL)
SocketsI230 V, 50 HzCN60 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+12, UTC+13 in summerUTC-3
Emergency number111Police 190, ambulance 192, fire 193
Elevation196 m3 m
Main airportAuckland International Airport (AKL)18 km from centre63 non-stop destinationsHercílio Luz International Airport (FLN)9 km from centre21 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureAucklandFlorianopolis
City population1,470,100587,486
People per km²2,630870
Museums within 10 km1511
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C1 month7 months

Where else could you go?

Every comparison below shares a destination with this one, so you can follow Auckland or Florianopolis somewhere new.

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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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.