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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
Palacio Salvo under a blue sky, Montevideo
MontevideoPalacio Salvo under a blue sky

Photos: Auckland by Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain; Montevideo by Andrés Franchi Ugart…, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Auckland or Montevideo?

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

  • nature and the outdoors
  • families
  • beaches

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

Choose Montevideo for

  • getting around
  • live music and the arts
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Montevideo’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, Montevideo 55: Auckland leads by 13 points.
Food & drink. Auckland 62, Montevideo 57: Auckland leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Auckland 44, Montevideo 54: Montevideo leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Auckland 42, Montevideo 50: Montevideo leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Auckland 83, Montevideo 34: Auckland leads by 49 points.
Day trips. Auckland and Montevideo are level on 55.
Good for families. Auckland 70, Montevideo 55: Auckland leads by 15 points.
Getting around. Auckland 42, Montevideo 54: Montevideo leads by 12 points.
Shopping & style. Auckland 45, Montevideo 36: Auckland leads by 9 points.
Affordability. Auckland 32, Montevideo 42: Montevideo leads by 10 points.
Live music & performing arts. Auckland 45, Montevideo 57: Montevideo leads by 12 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Auckland 45, Montevideo 38: Auckland leads by 7 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Auckland and Montevideo.

Your match

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

Auckland
Best match
53match

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

Montevideo
49match

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

Montevideo in July

15 °Cdaytime high
6 °Cnight-time low
99 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
11 °Csea
10 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AucklandMontevideo

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). Montevideo: 1991-2020 normals, Carrasco (19.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAucklandMontevideo
Official languageEnglish, New Zealand Sign Language, Māori-
CurrencyNew Zealand Dollar (NZD)Peso Uruguayo (UYU)
SocketsI230 V, 50 HzCFIL230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+12, UTC+13 in summerUTC-3
Emergency number111911
Elevation196 m41 m
Main airportAuckland International Airport (AKL)18 km from centre63 non-stop destinationsCarrasco General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD)17 km from centre15 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days15 days

By the numbers

MeasureAucklandMontevideo
City population1,470,1001,302,954
People per km²2,6301,785
Museums within 10 km1536
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C1 month4 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. 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.