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India Gate behind its flower beds, Delhi
DelhiIndia Gate behind its flower beds
The old town on the Neckar, Heidelberg
HeidelbergThe old town on the Neckar

Photos: Delhi by shalender kumar, Pexels License; Heidelberg by Kuanling Chen, Pexels License.

Delhi or Heidelberg?

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
  • shopping

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

Choose Heidelberg for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • families
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Heidelberg’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, Heidelberg 7: Heidelberg leads by 3 points.
Food & drink. Delhi 84, Heidelberg 40: Delhi leads by 44 points.
Culture & sights. Delhi 85, Heidelberg 58: Delhi leads by 27 points.
Nightlife. Delhi 44, Heidelberg 38: Delhi leads by 6 points.
Nature & outdoors. Delhi 20, Heidelberg 60: Heidelberg leads by 40 points.
Day trips. Delhi 68, Heidelberg 78: Heidelberg leads by 10 points.
Good for families. Delhi 32, Heidelberg 62: Heidelberg leads by 30 points.
Getting around. Delhi 55, Heidelberg 72: Heidelberg leads by 17 points.
Shopping & style. Delhi 78, Heidelberg 40: Delhi leads by 38 points.
Affordability. Delhi 90, Heidelberg 42: Delhi leads by 48 points.
Live music & performing arts. Delhi 55, Heidelberg 48: Delhi leads by 7 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Delhi 25, Heidelberg 44: Heidelberg leads by 19 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Delhi and Heidelberg.

Your match

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

Delhi
Best match
53match

Wins on prices and food and drink with your weighting.

Heidelberg
49match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and families 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

Heidelberg in July

26 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
80 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
16 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). Heidelberg: 1991-2020 normals, Heidelberg (4.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureDelhiHeidelberg
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 m114 m
Main airportIndira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)17 km from centre144 non-stop destinationsFrankfurt Main Airport (FRA)69 km from centre281 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-12 days

By the numbers

MeasureDelhiHeidelberg
City population26,495,000156,092
People per km²18,9621,433
Museums within 10 km2317
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km44

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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.