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India Gate behind its flower beds, Delhi
DelhiIndia Gate behind its flower beds
The Elbphilharmonie from the water, Hamburg
HamburgThe Elbphilharmonie from the water

Photos: Delhi by shalender kumar, Pexels License; Hamburg by Wolfgang Weiser, Pexels License.

Delhi or Hamburg?

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 Delhi for

  • prices
  • food and drink
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Hamburg for

  • families
  • nightlife
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Hamburg’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. Delhi 4, Hamburg 28: Hamburg leads by 24 points.
Food & drink. Delhi 84, Hamburg 55: Delhi leads by 29 points.
Culture & sights. Delhi 85, Hamburg 62: Delhi leads by 23 points.
Nightlife. Delhi 44, Hamburg 76: Hamburg leads by 32 points.
Nature & outdoors. Delhi 20, Hamburg 52: Hamburg leads by 32 points.
Day trips. Delhi 68, Hamburg 70: Hamburg leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Delhi 32, Hamburg 74: Hamburg leads by 42 points.
Getting around. Delhi 55, Hamburg 80: Hamburg leads by 25 points.
Shopping & style. Delhi 78, Hamburg 65: Delhi leads by 13 points.
Affordability. Delhi 90, Hamburg 38: Delhi leads by 52 points.
Live music & performing arts. Delhi 55, Hamburg 80: Hamburg leads by 25 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Delhi 25, Hamburg 44: Hamburg leads by 19 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Delhi and Hamburg.

Your match

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

Delhi
53match

Wins on prices and food and drink with your weighting.

Hamburg
Best match
60match

Wins on families and nightlife with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Delhi in July

36 °Cdaytime high
28 °Cnight-time low
190 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
14 hdaylight a day

Hamburg in July

23 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
82 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
17 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Delhi: 1991-2020 normals, New Delhi / Safdarjung (9.4 km from centre). Hamburg: 1991-2020 normals, Hamburg Airport (9.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureDelhiHamburg
Official languageHindi, EnglishGerman
CurrencyIndian Rupee (INR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCM230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+5:30UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number108 or 112112
Elevation221 m6 m
Main airportIndira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)17 km from centre144 non-stop destinationsHamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM)9 km from centre120 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-10 days

By the numbers

MeasureDelhiHamburg
City population26,495,0001,869,473
People per km²18,9622,476
Museums within 10 km2377
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km41

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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. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). 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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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.