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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 Silver Pagoda, Phnom Penh
Phnom PenhThe Silver Pagoda

Photos: Auckland by Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain; Phnom Penh by Francisco Anzola, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Auckland or Phnom Penh?

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 Phnom Penh for

  • prices
  • culture and sights
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Phnom Penh’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, Phnom Penh 6: Auckland leads by 62 points.
Food & drink. Auckland and Phnom Penh are level on 62.
Culture & sights. Auckland 44, Phnom Penh 62: Phnom Penh leads by 18 points.
Nightlife. Auckland 42, Phnom Penh 58: Phnom Penh leads by 16 points.
Nature & outdoors. Auckland 83, Phnom Penh 28: Auckland leads by 55 points.
Day trips. Auckland 55, Phnom Penh 34: Auckland leads by 21 points.
Good for families. Auckland 70, Phnom Penh 32: Auckland leads by 38 points.
Getting around. Auckland 42, Phnom Penh 35: Auckland leads by 7 points.
Shopping & style. Auckland 45, Phnom Penh 46: Phnom Penh leads by 1 points.
Affordability. Auckland 32, Phnom Penh 86: Phnom Penh leads by 54 points.
Live music & performing arts. Auckland 45, Phnom Penh 32: Auckland leads by 13 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Auckland 45, Phnom Penh 50: Phnom Penh leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Auckland and Phnom Penh.

Your match

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

Auckland
Best match
53match

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

Phnom Penh
44match

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

Phnom Penh in July

33 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
168 mmrain in the month
No seasea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AucklandPhnom Penh

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). Phnom Penh: 1991-2020 normals, Phnom-Penh / Pochentong (8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAucklandPhnom Penh
Official languageEnglish, New Zealand Sign Language, MāoriKhmer
CurrencyNew Zealand Dollar (NZD)Riel (KHR)
SocketsI230 V, 50 HzACG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+12, UTC+13 in summerUTC+7
Emergency number111Police 117, ambulance 119, fire 118
Elevation196 m11 m
Main airportAuckland International Airport (AKL)18 km from centre63 non-stop destinationsTecho International Airport (KTI)23 km from centre41 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days21 days

By the numbers

MeasureAucklandPhnom Penh
City population1,470,1002,129,371
People per km²2,6303,138
Museums within 10 km153
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. 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.