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The Three Graces fountain, Place de la Bourse, Bordeaux
BordeauxThe Three Graces fountain, Place de la Bourse
The Gateway of India under a blue sky, Mumbai
MumbaiThe Gateway of India under a blue sky

Photos: Bordeaux by Gzen92, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Mumbai by Shubam Bhasin, Pexels License.

Bordeaux 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 Bordeaux for

  • getting around
  • beaches
  • day trips

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

Choose Mumbai for

  • prices
  • shopping
  • food and drink

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. Bordeaux 50, Mumbai 18: Bordeaux leads by 32 points.
Food & drink. Bordeaux 78, Mumbai 82: Mumbai leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Bordeaux 68, Mumbai 70: Mumbai leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Bordeaux 50, Mumbai 52: Mumbai leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Bordeaux 58, Mumbai 55: Bordeaux leads by 3 points.
Day trips. Bordeaux 78, Mumbai 48: Bordeaux leads by 30 points.
Good for families. Bordeaux 57, Mumbai 35: Bordeaux leads by 22 points.
Getting around. Bordeaux 76, Mumbai 38: Bordeaux leads by 38 points.
Shopping & style. Bordeaux 56, Mumbai 66: Mumbai leads by 10 points.
Affordability. Bordeaux 42, Mumbai 72: Mumbai leads by 30 points.
Live music & performing arts. Bordeaux and Mumbai are level on 55.
Wellness & relaxation. Bordeaux 40, Mumbai 24: Bordeaux leads by 16 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Bordeaux and Mumbai.

Your match

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

Bordeaux
Best match
59match

Wins on getting around and beaches with your weighting.

Mumbai
51match

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
No seasea
15 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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BordeauxMumbai

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Bordeaux: 1991-2020 normals, Bordeaux / Merignac (9.5 km from centre). Mumbai: 1991-2020 normals, Bombay / Santacruz (5.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBordeauxMumbai
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 m14 m
Main airportBordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)11 km from centre95 non-stop destinationsChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)2 km from centre122 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days-

By the numbers

MeasureBordeauxMumbai
City population267,99115,414,288
People per km²5,42525,563
Museums within 10 km181
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km43
Swim season, months above 21 °C-12 months

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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.