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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 Gateway of India under a blue sky, Mumbai
MumbaiThe Gateway of India under a blue sky

Photos: Auckland by Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain; Mumbai by Shubam Bhasin, Pexels License.

Auckland or Mumbai?

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
  • families
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Mumbai for

  • prices
  • culture and sights
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Mumbai’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, Mumbai 18: Auckland leads by 50 points.
Food & drink. Auckland 62, Mumbai 82: Mumbai leads by 20 points.
Culture & sights. Auckland 44, Mumbai 70: Mumbai leads by 26 points.
Nightlife. Auckland 42, Mumbai 52: Mumbai leads by 10 points.
Nature & outdoors. Auckland 83, Mumbai 55: Auckland leads by 28 points.
Day trips. Auckland 55, Mumbai 48: Auckland leads by 7 points.
Good for families. Auckland 70, Mumbai 35: Auckland leads by 35 points.
Getting around. Auckland 42, Mumbai 38: Auckland leads by 4 points.
Shopping & style. Auckland 45, Mumbai 66: Mumbai leads by 21 points.
Affordability. Auckland 32, Mumbai 72: Mumbai leads by 40 points.
Live music & performing arts. Auckland 45, Mumbai 55: Mumbai leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Auckland 45, Mumbai 24: Auckland leads by 21 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Auckland and Mumbai.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Auckland
53match

Wins on beaches and families with your weighting.

Mumbai
51match

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

Mumbai in July

31 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
860 mmrain in the month
2 hsunshine a day
29 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AucklandMumbai

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). Mumbai: 1991-2020 normals, Bombay / Santacruz (5.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAucklandMumbai
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 m14 m
Main airportAuckland International Airport (AKL)18 km from centre63 non-stop destinationsChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)2 km from centre122 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days-

By the numbers

MeasureAucklandMumbai
City population1,470,10015,414,288
People per km²2,63025,563
Museums within 10 km151
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km03
Swim season, months above 21 °C1 month12 months

Where else could you go?

Every comparison below shares a destination with this one, so you can follow Auckland or Mumbai 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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.