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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
Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo
TokyoShibuya Crossing

Photos: Auckland by Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain; Tokyo by Benh LIEU SONG, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Auckland or Tokyo?

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 Tokyo for

  • getting around
  • shopping
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Tokyo’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, Tokyo 40: Auckland leads by 28 points.
Food & drink. Auckland 62, Tokyo 98: Tokyo leads by 36 points.
Culture & sights. Auckland 44, Tokyo 84: Tokyo leads by 40 points.
Nightlife. Auckland 42, Tokyo 86: Tokyo leads by 44 points.
Nature & outdoors. Auckland 83, Tokyo 68: Auckland leads by 15 points.
Day trips. Auckland 55, Tokyo 85: Tokyo leads by 30 points.
Good for families. Auckland 70, Tokyo 95: Tokyo leads by 25 points.
Getting around. Auckland 42, Tokyo 98: Tokyo leads by 56 points.
Shopping & style. Auckland 45, Tokyo 99: Tokyo leads by 54 points.
Affordability. Auckland 32, Tokyo 48: Tokyo leads by 16 points.
Live music & performing arts. Auckland 45, Tokyo 86: Tokyo leads by 41 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Auckland 45, Tokyo 78: Tokyo leads by 33 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Auckland and Tokyo.

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.

Tokyo
Best match
80match

Wins on getting around and shopping 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

Tokyo in July

30 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
157 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
23 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AucklandTokyo

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). Tokyo: 1991-2020 normals, Tokyo (3.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAucklandTokyo
Official languageEnglish, New Zealand Sign Language, MāoriJapanese
CurrencyNew Zealand Dollar (NZD)Yen (JPY)
SocketsI230 V, 50 HzAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the region
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC+12, UTC+13 in summerUTC+9
Emergency number111Police 110, fire 119
Elevation196 m6 m
Main airportAuckland International Airport (AKL)18 km from centre63 non-stop destinationsTokyo Haneda International Airport (HND)18 km from centre98 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureAucklandTokyo
City population1,470,10014,264,798
People per km²2,6306,501
Museums within 10 km15192
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C1 month4 months

Where else could you go?

Every comparison below shares a destination with this one, so you can follow Auckland or Tokyo 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.