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Nyhavn, Copenhagen
CopenhagenNyhavn
The Silver Pagoda, Phnom Penh
Phnom PenhThe Silver Pagoda

Photos: Copenhagen by Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Phnom Penh by Francisco Anzola, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Copenhagen or Phnom Penh?

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

  • families
  • getting around
  • day trips

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

Choose Phnom Penh for

  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Phnom Penh’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, Phnom Penh 6: Copenhagen leads by 34 points.
Food & drink. Copenhagen 76, Phnom Penh 62: Copenhagen leads by 14 points.
Culture & sights. Copenhagen 72, Phnom Penh 62: Copenhagen leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Copenhagen 60, Phnom Penh 58: Copenhagen leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Copenhagen 45, Phnom Penh 28: Copenhagen leads by 17 points.
Day trips. Copenhagen 72, Phnom Penh 34: Copenhagen leads by 38 points.
Good for families. Copenhagen 85, Phnom Penh 32: Copenhagen leads by 53 points.
Getting around. Copenhagen 85, Phnom Penh 35: Copenhagen leads by 50 points.
Shopping & style. Copenhagen 70, Phnom Penh 46: Copenhagen leads by 24 points.
Affordability. Copenhagen 18, Phnom Penh 86: Phnom Penh leads by 68 points.
Live music & performing arts. Copenhagen 68, Phnom Penh 32: Copenhagen leads by 36 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Copenhagen 55, Phnom Penh 50: Copenhagen leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Copenhagen and Phnom Penh.

Your match

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

Copenhagen
Best match
62match

Wins on families and getting around with your weighting.

Phnom Penh
44match

Wins on prices 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

Phnom Penh in July

33 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
168 mmrain in the month
No seasea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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CopenhagenPhnom Penh

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Copenhagen: 1991-2020 normals, Koebenhavn / Landbohoejskolen (2.4 km from centre). Phnom Penh: 1991-2020 normals, Phnom-Penh / Pochentong (8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCopenhagenPhnom Penh
Official languageDanishKhmer
CurrencyDanish Krone (DKK)Riel (KHR)
SocketsCEFK230 V, 50 HzACG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+7
Emergency number112Police 117, ambulance 119, fire 118
Elevation14 m11 m
Main airportCopenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH)8 km from centre196 non-stop destinationsTecho International Airport (KTI)23 km from centre41 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days21 days

By the numbers

MeasureCopenhagenPhnom Penh
City population667,0992,129,371
People per km²7,3393,138
Museums within 10 km723
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km51
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone-

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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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.