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Nyhavn, Copenhagen
CopenhagenNyhavn
The coloured houses stepping down to the sea, Positano
PositanoThe coloured houses stepping down to the sea

Photos: Copenhagen by Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Positano by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY 4.0, cropped.

Copenhagen or Positano?

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
  • live music and the arts
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Positano for

  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Positano’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, Positano 77: Positano leads by 37 points.
Food & drink. Copenhagen 76, Positano 40: Copenhagen leads by 36 points.
Culture & sights. Copenhagen 72, Positano 22: Copenhagen leads by 50 points.
Nightlife. Copenhagen 60, Positano 22: Copenhagen leads by 38 points.
Nature & outdoors. Copenhagen 45, Positano 80: Positano leads by 35 points.
Day trips. Copenhagen 72, Positano 88: Positano leads by 16 points.
Good for families. Copenhagen 85, Positano 28: Copenhagen leads by 57 points.
Getting around. Copenhagen 85, Positano 35: Copenhagen leads by 50 points.
Shopping & style. Copenhagen 70, Positano 45: Copenhagen leads by 25 points.
Affordability. Copenhagen 18, Positano 10: Copenhagen leads by 8 points.
Live music & performing arts. Copenhagen 68, Positano 15: Copenhagen leads by 53 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Copenhagen 55, Positano 45: Copenhagen leads by 10 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Copenhagen and Positano.

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 live music and the arts with your weighting.

Positano
42match

Wins on beaches 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

Positano in July

29 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
27 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
25 °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

Positano's temperatures are measured 25 km from the centre, at Capri.

Positano 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.

Positano's sunshine is measured 59 km from the centre, at Grazzanise.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Copenhagen: 1991-2020 normals, Koebenhavn / Landbohoejskolen (2.4 km from centre). Positano: 2005-2025 (sunshine 1991-2020, rainfall 1991-2020) normals, Capri (25.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCopenhagenPositano
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 m142 m
Main airportCopenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH)8 km from centre196 non-stop destinationsNaples International Airport (NAP)33 km from centre131 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureCopenhagenPositano
City population667,0993,729
People per km²7,339429
Museums within 10 km7210
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km55
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone5 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 2026-11-02. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.