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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 Elbphilharmonie from the water, Hamburg
HamburgThe Elbphilharmonie from the water

Photos: Auckland by Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain; Hamburg by Wolfgang Weiser, Pexels License.

Auckland or Hamburg?

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
  • food and drink

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

Choose Hamburg for

  • getting around
  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Hamburg’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, Hamburg 28: Auckland leads by 40 points.
Food & drink. Auckland 62, Hamburg 55: Auckland leads by 7 points.
Culture & sights. Auckland 44, Hamburg 62: Hamburg leads by 18 points.
Nightlife. Auckland 42, Hamburg 76: Hamburg leads by 34 points.
Nature & outdoors. Auckland 83, Hamburg 52: Auckland leads by 31 points.
Day trips. Auckland 55, Hamburg 70: Hamburg leads by 15 points.
Good for families. Auckland 70, Hamburg 74: Hamburg leads by 4 points.
Getting around. Auckland 42, Hamburg 80: Hamburg leads by 38 points.
Shopping & style. Auckland 45, Hamburg 65: Hamburg leads by 20 points.
Affordability. Auckland 32, Hamburg 38: Hamburg leads by 6 points.
Live music & performing arts. Auckland 45, Hamburg 80: Hamburg leads by 35 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Auckland 45, Hamburg 44: Auckland leads by 1 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Auckland and Hamburg.

Your match

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

Auckland
53match

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

Hamburg
Best match
60match

Wins on getting around and live music and the arts 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

Hamburg in July

23 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
82 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
No seasea
17 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). Hamburg: 1991-2020 normals, Hamburg Airport (9.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAucklandHamburg
Official languageEnglish, New Zealand Sign Language, MāoriGerman
CurrencyNew Zealand Dollar (NZD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsI230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+12, UTC+13 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number111112
Elevation196 m6 m
Main airportAuckland International Airport (AKL)18 km from centre63 non-stop destinationsHamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM)9 km from centre120 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasureAucklandHamburg
City population1,470,1001,869,473
People per km²2,6302,476
Museums within 10 km1577
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
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. 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.