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The Three Graces fountain, Place de la Bourse, Bordeaux
BordeauxThe Three Graces fountain, Place de la Bourse
India Gate behind its flower beds, Delhi
DelhiIndia Gate behind its flower beds

Photos: Bordeaux by Gzen92, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Delhi by shalender kumar, Pexels License.

Bordeaux or Delhi?

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 Bordeaux for

  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors
  • families

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

Choose Delhi for

  • prices
  • shopping
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Delhi’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. Bordeaux 50, Delhi 4: Bordeaux leads by 46 points.
Food & drink. Bordeaux 78, Delhi 84: Delhi leads by 6 points.
Culture & sights. Bordeaux 68, Delhi 85: Delhi leads by 17 points.
Nightlife. Bordeaux 50, Delhi 44: Bordeaux leads by 6 points.
Nature & outdoors. Bordeaux 58, Delhi 20: Bordeaux leads by 38 points.
Day trips. Bordeaux 78, Delhi 68: Bordeaux leads by 10 points.
Good for families. Bordeaux 57, Delhi 32: Bordeaux leads by 25 points.
Getting around. Bordeaux 76, Delhi 55: Bordeaux leads by 21 points.
Shopping & style. Bordeaux 56, Delhi 78: Delhi leads by 22 points.
Affordability. Bordeaux 42, Delhi 90: Delhi leads by 48 points.
Live music & performing arts. Bordeaux and Delhi are level on 55.
Wellness & relaxation. Bordeaux 40, Delhi 25: Bordeaux leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Bordeaux and Delhi.

Your match

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

Bordeaux
Best match
59match

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

Delhi
53match

Wins on prices 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.

Bordeaux in July

27 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
47 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Delhi in July

36 °Cdaytime high
28 °Cnight-time low
190 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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BordeauxDelhi

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Bordeaux: 1991-2020 normals, Bordeaux / Merignac (9.5 km from centre). Delhi: 1991-2020 normals, New Delhi / Safdarjung (9.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBordeauxDelhi
Official languageFrenchHindi, English
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Indian Rupee (INR)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzCM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+5:30
Emergency number112108 or 112
Elevation1 m221 m
Main airportBordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)11 km from centre95 non-stop destinationsIndira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)17 km from centre144 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days-

By the numbers

MeasureBordeauxDelhi
City population267,99126,495,000
People per km²5,42518,962
Museums within 10 km1823
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km44

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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. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.