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Galway or Kathmandu?

Two destinations compared in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities. Weight what matters to you and the verdict follows.

Galway Cathedral from the River Corrib, Galway
Galway

Photo: Dieglop, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped

Swayambhunath with its prayer flags, Kathmandu
Kathmandu

Photo: Nabin K. Sapkota, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped

Your match

Galway
45
match

Wins on getting around and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Kathmandu
✓ Best match
48
match

Wins on prices and culture and sights with your weighting.

What matters to you?

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders. The match scores above update as you do.

Scoreboard

Our verdict on each category, scored 0 to 100 against fixed benchmark cities.

GalwayKathmandu
Beaches & swimming. Galway leads by 24 points.24
Food & drink. Kathmandu leads by 10 points.10
Culture & sights. Kathmandu leads by 49 points.49
Nightlife. Galway leads by 14 points.14
Nature & outdoors. Galway leads by 8 points.8
Day trips. Galway and Kathmandu are level on 56.
Good for families. Galway leads by 22 points.22
Getting around. Galway leads by 33 points.33
Shopping & style. Kathmandu leads by 17 points.17
Affordability. Kathmandu leads by 69 points.69
Live music & performing arts. Galway leads by 29 points.29
Wellness & relaxation. Kathmandu leads by 17 points.17
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Galway and Kathmandu.

When should you go?

Pick the month you can travel and see both cities side by side. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Climate figures for July
JulyGalwayKathmandu
Daytime high20 °C29 °C
Night-time low13 °C20 °C
Rainfall in the month76 mm384 mm
Sunshine4 hours a day4 hours a day
Sea temperature16 °CNo sea
Daylight16 hours a day14 hours a day

The whole year

Each row is shaded against that destination’s own year, so the deepest cell is its best month for that figure and the palest its weakest. Shades are not comparable between the two rows.

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Daytime high, °C
Galway
9
10
11
14
16
19
20
19
18
14
11
9
Kathmandu
19
22
26
29
29
29
29
29
28
27
23
20
Sea temperature, °C
Galway
9
9
9
10
12
14
16
16
15
14
12
10
Kathmandu
No coastline within reach
Rainfall, mm
Galway
100
87
76
63
63
72
76
89
77
101
104
113
Kathmandu
16
23
37
57
113
260
384
317
211
48
7
10
Daylight, hours per day
Galway
8
10
12
14
16
17
16
15
13
11
9
8
Kathmandu
11
11
12
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
11
10
Sunshine, hours per day
Galway
2
2
4
5
6
5
4
5
4
3
2
2
Kathmandu
6
6
7
7
7
5
4
4
5
7
7
7

Where the figures come from

Galway's temperatures are measured 64 km from the centre, at Shannon Airport.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Galway: 1991-2020 normals, Shannon Airport (64.2 km from centre). Kathmandu: 1991-2020 normals, Kathmandu Airport (4.7 km from centre).

WorseBetter

Before you go

MeasureGalwayKathmandu
Official languageEnglish, IrishNepali
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Nepalese Rupee (NPR)
SocketsG230 V, 50 HzCM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC, UTC+1 in summerUTC+5:45
Emergency number112Police 100, ambulance 102, fire 101
Elevation25 m1,300 m
Main airportShannon Airport (SNN)64 km from centre39 non-stop destinationsTribhuvan International Airport (KTM)4 km from centre38 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days-

By the numbers

MeasureGalwayKathmandu
City population83,456845,767
People per km²1,56317,121
Museums within 10 km49
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
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. 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. Typical fares from Travelpayouts (Aviasales data). Route-level air passenger statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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 and flight figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-10-27. Typical prices can be up to 7 days old. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.