Photos: Christchurch by Bernard Spragg. NZ, CC0; Killarney by NicholasH, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.
Christchurch or Killarney?
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 Christchurch for
- families
- beaches
- food and drink
What lies behind each score is written up on Christchurch’s own page.
Scoreboard
Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.
What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Christchurch and Killarney.
Your match
Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.
Wins on families and beaches with your weighting.
Wins on day trips with your weighting.
What matters to you?
When should you go?
Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.
Christchurch in July
Killarney in July
Daytime high, °C
Rainfall in the month, mm
Where the figures come from
Killarney's temperatures are measured 53 km from the centre, at Valentia Observatory.
Killarney has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.
Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Christchurch: 1991-2020 normals, Christchurch (8.7 km from centre). Killarney: 1991-2020 normals, Valentia Observatory (52.7 km from centre).
Before you go
| Measure | Christchurch | Killarney |
|---|---|---|
| Official language | English, New Zealand Sign Language, Māori | English, Irish |
| Currency | New Zealand Dollar (NZD) | Euro (EUR) |
| Sockets | I230 V, 50 Hz | G230 V, 50 Hz |
| Driving side | Left | Left |
| Time zone | UTC+12, UTC+13 in summer | UTC, UTC+1 in summer |
| Emergency number | 111 | 112 |
| Elevation | 20 m | 50 m |
| Main airport | Christchurch International Airport (CHC)10 km from centre28 non-stop destinations | Kerry Airport (KIR)14 km from centre10 non-stop destinations |
| Public holidays this year | 13 days | 11 days |
By the numbers
| Measure | Christchurch | Killarney |
|---|---|---|
| City population | 383,200 | 14,412 |
| People per km² | 1,298 | - |
| Museums within 10 km | 11 | 1 |
| UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km | 0 | 0 |
| Swim season, months above 21 °C | None | None |
Where else could you go?
Every comparison below shares a destination with this one, so you can follow Christchurch or Killarney somewhere new.