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Nyhavn, Copenhagen
CopenhagenNyhavn
The Campanile, Trinity College, Dublin
DublinThe Campanile, Trinity College

Photos: Copenhagen by Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Dublin by David Kernan, CC BY 4.0, cropped.

Copenhagen or Dublin?

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 Copenhagen for

  • wellness
  • families
  • food and drink

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

Choose Dublin for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • nightlife
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Dublin’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. Copenhagen 40, Dublin 27: Copenhagen leads by 13 points.
Food & drink. Copenhagen 76, Dublin 50: Copenhagen leads by 26 points.
Culture & sights. Copenhagen 72, Dublin 64: Copenhagen leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Copenhagen 60, Dublin 62: Dublin leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Copenhagen 45, Dublin 70: Dublin leads by 25 points.
Day trips. Copenhagen and Dublin are level on 72.
Good for families. Copenhagen 85, Dublin 57: Copenhagen leads by 28 points.
Getting around. Copenhagen 85, Dublin 66: Copenhagen leads by 19 points.
Shopping & style. Copenhagen 70, Dublin 54: Copenhagen leads by 16 points.
Affordability. Copenhagen 18, Dublin 20: Dublin leads by 2 points.
Live music & performing arts. Copenhagen 68, Dublin 65: Copenhagen leads by 3 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Copenhagen 55, Dublin 25: Copenhagen leads by 30 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Copenhagen and Dublin.

Your match

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

Copenhagen
Best match
62match

Wins on wellness and families with your weighting.

Dublin
53match

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

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Copenhagen in July

23 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
59 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
17 °Csea
17 hdaylight a day

Dublin in July

20 °Cdaytime high
11 °Cnight-time low
62 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
15 °Csea
17 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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CopenhagenDublin

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Copenhagen: 1991-2020 normals, Koebenhavn / Landbohoejskolen (2.4 km from centre). Dublin: 1991-2020 normals, Dublin Airport (9.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCopenhagenDublin
Official languageDanishEnglish, Irish
CurrencyDanish Krone (DKK)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCEFK230 V, 50 HzG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC, UTC+1 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation14 m20 m
Main airportCopenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH)8 km from centre196 non-stop destinationsDublin Airport (DUB)9 km from centre200 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureCopenhagenDublin
City population667,099592,713
People per km²7,3395,154
Museums within 10 km7240
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km51
Swim season, months above 21 °CNoneNone

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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). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.