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Nyhavn, Copenhagen
CopenhagenNyhavn
The fountain on Plaza Mayor, Lima
LimaThe fountain on Plaza Mayor

Photos: Copenhagen by Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Lima by James C., CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Copenhagen or Lima?

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
  • families
  • day trips

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

Choose Lima for

  • prices
  • food and drink
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Lima’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, Lima 42: Lima leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Copenhagen 76, Lima 88: Lima leads by 12 points.
Culture & sights. Copenhagen 72, Lima 66: Copenhagen leads by 6 points.
Nightlife. Copenhagen 60, Lima 62: Lima leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Copenhagen and Lima are level on 45.
Day trips. Copenhagen 72, Lima 34: Copenhagen leads by 38 points.
Good for families. Copenhagen 85, Lima 42: Copenhagen leads by 43 points.
Getting around. Copenhagen 85, Lima 35: Copenhagen leads by 50 points.
Shopping & style. Copenhagen 70, Lima 52: Copenhagen leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Copenhagen 18, Lima 70: Lima leads by 52 points.
Live music & performing arts. Copenhagen 68, Lima 53: Copenhagen leads by 15 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Copenhagen 55, Lima 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 Lima.

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 families with your weighting.

Lima
51match

Wins on prices and food and drink 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

Lima in July

19 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
1 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
12 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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CopenhagenLima

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Copenhagen: 1991-2020 normals, Koebenhavn / Landbohoejskolen (2.4 km from centre). Lima: 1991-2020 normals, Lima-Callao / Aerop. Internacional Jorgechavez (10.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCopenhagenLima
Official languageDanishSpanish, Aymara, Quechua
CurrencyDanish Krone (DKK)Sol (PEN)
SocketsCEFK230 V, 50 HzABC220 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-5
Emergency number112111 or 911
Elevation14 m154 m
Main airportCopenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH)8 km from centre196 non-stop destinationsJorge Chávez International Airport (LIM)9 km from centre61 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureCopenhagenLima
City population667,0999,943,800
People per km²7,3393,721
Museums within 10 km7247
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km52
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone2 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.