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Nyhavn, Copenhagen
CopenhagenNyhavn
The Christuskirche among palms, Windhoek
WindhoekThe Christuskirche among palms

Photos: Copenhagen by Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Windhoek by Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Copenhagen or Windhoek?

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
  • day trips
  • families

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

Choose Windhoek for

  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Windhoek’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, Windhoek 4: Copenhagen leads by 36 points.
Food & drink. Copenhagen 76, Windhoek 36: Copenhagen leads by 40 points.
Culture & sights. Copenhagen 72, Windhoek 30: Copenhagen leads by 42 points.
Nightlife. Copenhagen 60, Windhoek 25: Copenhagen leads by 35 points.
Nature & outdoors. Copenhagen 45, Windhoek 52: Windhoek leads by 7 points.
Day trips. Copenhagen 72, Windhoek 14: Copenhagen leads by 58 points.
Good for families. Copenhagen 85, Windhoek 30: Copenhagen leads by 55 points.
Getting around. Copenhagen 85, Windhoek 22: Copenhagen leads by 63 points.
Shopping & style. Copenhagen 70, Windhoek 30: Copenhagen leads by 40 points.
Affordability. Copenhagen 18, Windhoek 62: Windhoek leads by 44 points.
Live music & performing arts. Copenhagen 68, Windhoek 18: Copenhagen leads by 50 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Copenhagen 55, Windhoek 30: Copenhagen leads by 25 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Copenhagen and Windhoek.

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 day trips with your weighting.

Windhoek
29match

Wins on prices 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
17 °Csea
17 hdaylight a day

Windhoek in July

22 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
No seasea
11 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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CopenhagenWindhoek

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Copenhagen: 1991-2020 normals, Koebenhavn / Landbohoejskolen (2.4 km from centre). Windhoek: 1991-2020 normals, Windhoek (1.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCopenhagenWindhoek
Official languageDanishEnglish
CurrencyDanish Krone (DKK)Namibia Dollar (NAD)
SocketsCEFK230 V, 50 HzM220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+2
Emergency number112112
Elevation14 m1,650 m
Main airportCopenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH)8 km from centre196 non-stop destinationsHosea Kutako International Airport (WDH)41 km from centre16 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureCopenhagenWindhoek
City population667,099486,169
People per km²7,33995
Museums within 10 km725
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km50
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.