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India Gate behind its flower beds, Delhi
DelhiIndia Gate behind its flower beds
Big Ben and Westminster Bridge, London
LondonBig Ben and Westminster Bridge

Photos: Delhi by shalender kumar, Pexels License; London by AXP Photography, Pexels License.

Delhi or London?

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

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

Choose London for

  • families
  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on London’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, London 25: London leads by 21 points.
Food & drink. Delhi and London are level on 84.
Culture & sights. Delhi 85, London 94: London leads by 9 points.
Nightlife. Delhi 44, London 88: London leads by 44 points.
Nature & outdoors. Delhi 20, London 57: London leads by 37 points.
Day trips. Delhi 68, London 90: London leads by 22 points.
Good for families. Delhi 32, London 82: London leads by 50 points.
Getting around. Delhi 55, London 85: London leads by 30 points.
Shopping & style. Delhi 78, London 95: London leads by 17 points.
Affordability. Delhi 90, London 15: Delhi leads by 75 points.
Live music & performing arts. Delhi 55, London 98: London leads by 43 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Delhi 25, London 40: London leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Delhi and London.

Your match

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

Delhi
53match

Wins on prices with your weighting.

London
Best match
71match

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

London in July

23 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
46 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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DelhiLondon

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Delhi: 1991-2020 normals, New Delhi / Safdarjung (9.4 km from centre). London: 1992-2020 (sunshine 1991-2020, rainfall 1991-2020) normals, London Weather Centre (1.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureDelhiLondon
Official languageHindi, EnglishEnglish
CurrencyIndian Rupee (INR)Pound Sterling (GBP)
SocketsCM230 V, 50 HzG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC+5:30UTC, UTC+1 in summer
Emergency number108 or 112112 or 999
Elevation221 m4 m
Main airportIndira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)17 km from centre144 non-stop destinationsLondon Heathrow Airport (LHR)23 km from centre224 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-8 days

By the numbers

MeasureDelhiLondon
City population26,495,0008,799,728
People per km²18,9625,598
Museums within 10 km23216
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. 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.