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Nyhavn, Copenhagen
CopenhagenNyhavn
Turquoise water off Giftun Island, Hurghada
HurghadaTurquoise water off Giftun Island

Photos: Copenhagen by Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Hurghada by Andrey Korchagin, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Copenhagen or Hurghada?

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

  • getting around
  • culture and sights
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Hurghada for

  • prices
  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Hurghada’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, Hurghada 84: Hurghada leads by 44 points.
Food & drink. Copenhagen 76, Hurghada 34: Copenhagen leads by 42 points.
Culture & sights. Copenhagen 72, Hurghada 14: Copenhagen leads by 58 points.
Nightlife. Copenhagen 60, Hurghada 40: Copenhagen leads by 20 points.
Nature & outdoors. Copenhagen 45, Hurghada 72: Hurghada leads by 27 points.
Day trips. Copenhagen 72, Hurghada 30: Copenhagen leads by 42 points.
Good for families. Copenhagen 85, Hurghada 62: Copenhagen leads by 23 points.
Getting around. Copenhagen 85, Hurghada 22: Copenhagen leads by 63 points.
Shopping & style. Copenhagen 70, Hurghada 24: Copenhagen leads by 46 points.
Affordability. Copenhagen 18, Hurghada 80: Hurghada leads by 62 points.
Live music & performing arts. Copenhagen 68, Hurghada 10: Copenhagen leads by 58 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Copenhagen 55, Hurghada 44: Copenhagen leads by 11 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Copenhagen and Hurghada.

Your match

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

Copenhagen
Best match
62match

Wins on getting around and culture and sights with your weighting.

Hurghada
43match

Wins on prices and beaches 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
17 °Csea
17 hdaylight a day

Hurghada in July

37 °Cdaytime high
28 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
28 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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CopenhagenHurghada

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Copenhagen: 1991-2020 normals, Koebenhavn / Landbohoejskolen (2.4 km from centre). Hurghada: 1991-2020 normals, Hurguada (15.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCopenhagenHurghada
Official languageDanishArabic
CurrencyDanish Krone (DKK)Egyptian Pound (EGP)
SocketsCEFK230 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number112Police 122, ambulance 123, fire 180
Elevation14 m11 m
Main airportCopenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH)8 km from centre196 non-stop destinationsHurghada International Airport (HRG)9 km from centre111 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days15 days

By the numbers

MeasureCopenhagenHurghada
City population667,099214,247
People per km²7,339-
Museums within 10 km721
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km50
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone12 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.