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Nyhavn, Copenhagen
CopenhagenNyhavn
The fountain in Piazza De Ferrari, Genoa
GenoaThe fountain in Piazza De Ferrari

Photos: Copenhagen by Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Genoa by Faber1893, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Copenhagen or Genoa?

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

  • shopping
  • families
  • wellness

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

Choose Genoa for

  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Genoa’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, Genoa 62: Genoa leads by 22 points.
Food & drink. Copenhagen 76, Genoa 72: Copenhagen leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Copenhagen 72, Genoa 76: Genoa leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Copenhagen 60, Genoa 42: Copenhagen leads by 18 points.
Nature & outdoors. Copenhagen 45, Genoa 78: Genoa leads by 33 points.
Day trips. Copenhagen 72, Genoa 83: Genoa leads by 11 points.
Good for families. Copenhagen 85, Genoa 64: Copenhagen leads by 21 points.
Getting around. Copenhagen 85, Genoa 66: Copenhagen leads by 19 points.
Shopping & style. Copenhagen 70, Genoa 48: Copenhagen leads by 22 points.
Affordability. Copenhagen 18, Genoa 55: Genoa leads by 37 points.
Live music & performing arts. Copenhagen 68, Genoa 52: Copenhagen leads by 16 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Copenhagen 55, Genoa 35: Copenhagen leads by 20 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Copenhagen and Genoa.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Copenhagen
62match

Wins on shopping and families with your weighting.

Genoa
61match

Wins on prices and nature and the outdoors 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

Genoa in July

27 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
27 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
24 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Genoa 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.

Genoa's sunshine is measured 80 km from the centre, at Capo Mele.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Copenhagen: 1991-2020 normals, Koebenhavn / Landbohoejskolen (2.4 km from centre). Genoa: 1991-2020 normals, Genova / Sestri (6.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCopenhagenGenoa
Official languageDanishItalian
CurrencyDanish Krone (DKK)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCEFK230 V, 50 HzCFL230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation14 m20 m
Main airportCopenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH)8 km from centre196 non-stop destinationsGenoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA)7 km from centre25 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureCopenhagenGenoa
City population667,099558,745
People per km²7,3392,325
Museums within 10 km7251
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km51
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone4 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. 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.