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India Gate behind its flower beds, Delhi
DelhiIndia Gate behind its flower beds
The Frauenkirche towers and the Mariensäule, Munich
MunichThe Frauenkirche towers and the Mariensäule

Photos: Delhi by shalender kumar, Pexels License; Munich by 0xd1ma, Pexels License.

Delhi or Munich?

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 Munich for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • families
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Munich’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, Munich 28: Munich leads by 24 points.
Food & drink. Delhi 84, Munich 62: Delhi leads by 22 points.
Culture & sights. Delhi 85, Munich 79: Delhi leads by 6 points.
Nightlife. Delhi 44, Munich 56: Munich leads by 12 points.
Nature & outdoors. Delhi 20, Munich 82: Munich leads by 62 points.
Day trips. Delhi 68, Munich 86: Munich leads by 18 points.
Good for families. Delhi 32, Munich 78: Munich leads by 46 points.
Getting around. Delhi 55, Munich 86: Munich leads by 31 points.
Shopping & style. Delhi 78, Munich 72: Delhi leads by 6 points.
Affordability. Delhi 90, Munich 32: Delhi leads by 58 points.
Live music & performing arts. Delhi 55, Munich 84: Munich leads by 29 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Delhi 25, Munich 62: Munich leads by 37 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Delhi and Munich.

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.

Munich
Best match
67match

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

Munich in July

25 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
119 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). Munich: 1991-2020 normals, München (1.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureDelhiMunich
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 m519 m
Main airportIndira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)17 km from centre144 non-stop destinationsMunich Airport (MUC)29 km from centre211 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-12 days

By the numbers

MeasureDelhiMunich
City population26,495,0001,505,036
People per km²18,9624,844
Museums within 10 km2374
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.