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The Campanile, Trinity College, Dublin
DublinThe Campanile, Trinity College
The Frauenkirche towers and the Mariensäule, Munich
MunichThe Frauenkirche towers and the Mariensäule

Photos: Dublin by David Kernan, CC BY 4.0, cropped; Munich by 0xd1ma, Pexels License.

Dublin 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 Dublin for

  • nightlife

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

Choose Munich for

  • wellness
  • families
  • getting around

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. Dublin 27, Munich 28: Munich leads by 1 points.
Food & drink. Dublin 50, Munich 62: Munich leads by 12 points.
Culture & sights. Dublin 64, Munich 79: Munich leads by 15 points.
Nightlife. Dublin 62, Munich 56: Dublin leads by 6 points.
Nature & outdoors. Dublin 70, Munich 82: Munich leads by 12 points.
Day trips. Dublin 72, Munich 86: Munich leads by 14 points.
Good for families. Dublin 57, Munich 78: Munich leads by 21 points.
Getting around. Dublin 66, Munich 86: Munich leads by 20 points.
Shopping & style. Dublin 54, Munich 72: Munich leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Dublin 20, Munich 32: Munich leads by 12 points.
Live music & performing arts. Dublin 65, Munich 84: Munich leads by 19 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Dublin 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: Dublin and Munich.

Your match

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

Dublin
53match

Wins on nightlife with your weighting.

Munich
Best match
67match

Wins on wellness 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.

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

Munich in July

25 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
119 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
No seasea
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. Dublin: 1991-2020 normals, Dublin Airport (9.3 km from centre). Munich: 1991-2020 normals, München (1.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureDublinMunich
Official languageEnglish, IrishGerman
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsG230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC, UTC+1 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation20 m519 m
Main airportDublin Airport (DUB)9 km from centre200 non-stop destinationsMunich Airport (MUC)29 km from centre210 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureDublinMunich
City population592,7131,505,036
People per km²5,1544,844
Museums within 10 km4074
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone-

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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. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

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.