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Nyhavn, Copenhagen
CopenhagenNyhavn
Savannah City Hall and its golden dome, Savannah
SavannahSavannah City Hall and its golden dome

Photos: Copenhagen by Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Savannah by Chris M Morris, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Copenhagen or Savannah?

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
  • shopping
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Savannah for

  • prices
  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Savannah’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, Savannah 55: Savannah leads by 15 points.
Food & drink. Copenhagen 76, Savannah 58: Copenhagen leads by 18 points.
Culture & sights. Copenhagen 72, Savannah 68: Copenhagen leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Copenhagen 60, Savannah 52: Copenhagen leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Copenhagen 45, Savannah 48: Savannah leads by 3 points.
Day trips. Copenhagen 72, Savannah 60: Copenhagen leads by 12 points.
Good for families. Copenhagen 85, Savannah 50: Copenhagen leads by 35 points.
Getting around. Copenhagen 85, Savannah 58: Copenhagen leads by 27 points.
Shopping & style. Copenhagen 70, Savannah 42: Copenhagen leads by 28 points.
Affordability. Copenhagen 18, Savannah 35: Savannah leads by 17 points.
Live music & performing arts. Copenhagen 68, Savannah 40: Copenhagen leads by 28 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Copenhagen 55, Savannah 40: Copenhagen leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Copenhagen and Savannah.

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 shopping with your weighting.

Savannah
51match

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

Savannah in July

34 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
144 mmrain in the month
29 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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CopenhagenSavannah

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Copenhagen: 1991-2020 normals, Koebenhavn / Landbohoejskolen (2.4 km from centre). Savannah: 1991-2020 normals, Savannah Airport (9.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCopenhagenSavannah
Official languageDanish-
CurrencyDanish Krone (DKK)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCEFK230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation14 m15 m
Main airportCopenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH)8 km from centre196 non-stop destinationsSavannah Hilton Head International Airport (SAV)12 km from centre39 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureCopenhagenSavannah
City population667,099147,780
People per km²7,339524
Museums within 10 km7219
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km50
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone6 months

Where else could you go?

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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.