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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 Frauenkirche towers and the Mariensäule, Munich
MunichThe Frauenkirche towers and the Mariensäule

Photos: Auckland by Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain; Munich by 0xd1ma, Pexels License.

Auckland or Munich?

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

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

Choose Munich for

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

What lies behind each score is written up on Munich’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, Munich 28: Auckland leads by 40 points.
Food & drink. Auckland and Munich are level on 62.
Culture & sights. Auckland 44, Munich 79: Munich leads by 35 points.
Nightlife. Auckland 42, Munich 56: Munich leads by 14 points.
Nature & outdoors. Auckland 83, Munich 82: Auckland leads by 1 points.
Day trips. Auckland 55, Munich 86: Munich leads by 31 points.
Good for families. Auckland 70, Munich 78: Munich leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Auckland 42, Munich 86: Munich leads by 44 points.
Shopping & style. Auckland 45, Munich 72: Munich leads by 27 points.
Affordability. Auckland and Munich are level on 32.
Live music & performing arts. Auckland 45, Munich 84: Munich leads by 39 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Auckland 45, Munich 62: Munich leads by 17 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Auckland and Munich.

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.

Munich
Best match
67match

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

Munich in July

25 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
119 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
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). Munich: 1991-2020 normals, München (1.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAucklandMunich
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 m519 m
Main airportAuckland International Airport (AKL)18 km from centre63 non-stop destinationsMunich Airport (MUC)29 km from centre211 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureAucklandMunich
City population1,470,1001,505,036
People per km²2,6304,844
Museums within 10 km1574
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.