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The Campanile, Trinity College, Dublin
DublinThe Campanile, Trinity College
The Gateway of India under a blue sky, Mumbai
MumbaiThe Gateway of India under a blue sky

Photos: Dublin by David Kernan, CC BY 4.0, cropped; Mumbai by Shubam Bhasin, Pexels License.

Dublin or Mumbai?

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 Dublin for

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • families

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

Choose Mumbai for

  • prices
  • food and drink
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Mumbai’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. Dublin 27, Mumbai 18: Dublin leads by 9 points.
Food & drink. Dublin 50, Mumbai 82: Mumbai leads by 32 points.
Culture & sights. Dublin 64, Mumbai 70: Mumbai leads by 6 points.
Nightlife. Dublin 62, Mumbai 52: Dublin leads by 10 points.
Nature & outdoors. Dublin 70, Mumbai 55: Dublin leads by 15 points.
Day trips. Dublin 72, Mumbai 48: Dublin leads by 24 points.
Good for families. Dublin 57, Mumbai 35: Dublin leads by 22 points.
Getting around. Dublin 66, Mumbai 38: Dublin leads by 28 points.
Shopping & style. Dublin 54, Mumbai 66: Mumbai leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Dublin 20, Mumbai 72: Mumbai leads by 52 points.
Live music & performing arts. Dublin 65, Mumbai 55: Dublin leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Dublin 25, Mumbai 24: Dublin leads by 1 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Dublin and Mumbai.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Dublin
53match

Wins on getting around and day trips with your weighting.

Mumbai
51match

Wins on prices and food and drink with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Dublin in July

20 °Cdaytime high
11 °Cnight-time low
62 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
15 °Csea
17 hdaylight a day

Mumbai in July

31 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
860 mmrain in the month
2 hsunshine a day
29 °Csea
13 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. Dublin: 1991-2020 normals, Dublin Airport (9.3 km from centre). Mumbai: 1991-2020 normals, Bombay / Santacruz (5.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureDublinMumbai
Official languageEnglish, IrishHindi, English
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Indian Rupee (INR)
SocketsG230 V, 50 HzCM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC, UTC+1 in summerUTC+5:30
Emergency number112108 or 112
Elevation20 m14 m
Main airportDublin Airport (DUB)9 km from centre200 non-stop destinationsChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)2 km from centre122 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days-

By the numbers

MeasureDublinMumbai
City population592,71315,414,288
People per km²5,15425,563
Museums within 10 km401
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km13
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone12 months

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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). 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. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.