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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 Cloth Hall on the Main Square, Krakow
KrakowThe Cloth Hall on the Main Square

Photos: Auckland by Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain; Krakow by Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Auckland or Krakow?

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 Krakow for

  • prices
  • culture and sights
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Krakow’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, Krakow 9: Auckland leads by 59 points.
Food & drink. Auckland 62, Krakow 55: Auckland leads by 7 points.
Culture & sights. Auckland 44, Krakow 77: Krakow leads by 33 points.
Nightlife. Auckland 42, Krakow 68: Krakow leads by 26 points.
Nature & outdoors. Auckland 83, Krakow 62: Auckland leads by 21 points.
Day trips. Auckland 55, Krakow 76: Krakow leads by 21 points.
Good for families. Auckland 70, Krakow 58: Auckland leads by 12 points.
Getting around. Auckland 42, Krakow 74: Krakow leads by 32 points.
Shopping & style. Auckland 45, Krakow 48: Krakow leads by 3 points.
Affordability. Auckland 32, Krakow 72: Krakow leads by 40 points.
Live music & performing arts. Auckland 45, Krakow 55: Krakow leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Auckland 45, Krakow 36: Auckland leads by 9 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Auckland and Krakow.

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.

Krakow
Best match
58match

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

Krakow in July

25 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
100 mmrain in the month
No seasea
16 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). Krakow: 1991-2020 normals, Krakow (10.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAucklandKrakow
Official languageEnglish, New Zealand Sign Language, MāoriPolish
CurrencyNew Zealand Dollar (NZD)Zloty (PLN)
SocketsI230 V, 50 HzCE50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+12, UTC+13 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number111112
Elevation196 m219 m
Main airportAuckland International Airport (AKL)18 km from centre63 non-stop destinationsKraków John Paul II International Airport (KRK)11 km from centre132 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureAucklandKrakow
City population1,470,100804,237
People per km²2,6302,459
Museums within 10 km15113
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. 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.