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A galleon on the Motława below the old crane, Gdansk
GdanskA galleon on the Motława below the old crane
The tusks over Moi Avenue, Mombasa
MombasaThe tusks over Moi Avenue

Photos: Gdansk by Nikater, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Mombasa by Rob Oo, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Gdansk or Mombasa?

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 Gdansk for

  • getting around
  • live music and the arts
  • day trips

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

Choose Mombasa for

  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Mombasa’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. Gdansk 40, Mombasa 82: Mombasa leads by 42 points.
Food & drink. Gdansk 50, Mombasa 60: Mombasa leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Gdansk 68, Mombasa 55: Gdansk leads by 13 points.
Nightlife. Gdansk 52, Mombasa 46: Gdansk leads by 6 points.
Nature & outdoors. Gdansk 58, Mombasa 74: Mombasa leads by 16 points.
Day trips. Gdansk 62, Mombasa 45: Gdansk leads by 17 points.
Good for families. Gdansk 62, Mombasa 45: Gdansk leads by 17 points.
Getting around. Gdansk 72, Mombasa 30: Gdansk leads by 42 points.
Shopping & style. Gdansk 42, Mombasa 35: Gdansk leads by 7 points.
Affordability. Gdansk 68, Mombasa 70: Mombasa leads by 2 points.
Live music & performing arts. Gdansk 52, Mombasa 22: Gdansk leads by 30 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Gdansk 36, Mombasa 40: Mombasa leads by 4 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Gdansk and Mombasa.

Your match

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

Gdansk
Best match
55match

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

Mombasa
50match

Wins on beaches and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Gdansk in July

22 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
85 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
17 hdaylight a day

Mombasa in July

28 °Cdaytime high
20 °Cnight-time low
63 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
26 °Csea
12 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Gdansk has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.

Gdansk's sunshine is measured 55 km from the centre, at Elblag.

Mombasa has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Gdansk: 1991-2020 normals, Gdansk-Rebiechowo (12.7 km from centre). Mombasa: 1991-2020 normals, Mombasa (5.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureGdanskMombasa
Official languagePolishEnglish, Swahili
CurrencyZloty (PLN)Kenyan Shilling (KES)
SocketsCE50 HzG240 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+3
Emergency number112Police 112/999, ambulance 112/999, fire 112/999
Elevation11 m50 m
Main airportGdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (GDN)13 km from centre72 non-stop destinationsMoi International Airport (MBA)8 km from centre22 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasureGdanskMombasa
City population487,8341,208,333
People per km²7144,100
Museums within 10 km340
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km22
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). 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. 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.