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The Jet d'Eau and a lake boat, Geneva
GenevaThe Jet d'Eau and a lake boat
The fountain on Plaza Mayor, Lima
LimaThe fountain on Plaza Mayor

Photos: Geneva by Diviosen, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Lima by James C., CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Geneva or Lima?

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 Geneva for

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Lima for

  • prices
  • food and drink
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Lima’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. Geneva 45, Lima 42: Geneva leads by 3 points.
Food & drink. Geneva 55, Lima 88: Lima leads by 33 points.
Culture & sights. Geneva 58, Lima 66: Lima leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Geneva 38, Lima 62: Lima leads by 24 points.
Nature & outdoors. Geneva 82, Lima 45: Geneva leads by 37 points.
Day trips. Geneva 80, Lima 34: Geneva leads by 46 points.
Good for families. Geneva 57, Lima 42: Geneva leads by 15 points.
Getting around. Geneva 86, Lima 35: Geneva leads by 51 points.
Shopping & style. Geneva 68, Lima 52: Geneva leads by 16 points.
Affordability. Geneva 5, Lima 70: Lima leads by 65 points.
Live music & performing arts. Geneva 60, Lima 53: Geneva leads by 7 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Geneva 55, Lima 25: Geneva leads by 30 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Geneva and Lima.

Your match

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

Geneva
Best match
57match

Wins on getting around and day trips with your weighting.

Lima
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.

Geneva in July

27 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
77 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Lima in July

19 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
1 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
12 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. Geneva: 1991-2020 normals, Geneve-Cointrin (5.7 km from centre). Lima: 1991-2020 normals, Lima-Callao / Aerop. Internacional Jorgechavez (10.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureGenevaLima
Official languageFrench, German, Italian, RomanshSpanish, Aymara, Quechua
CurrencySwiss Franc (CHF)Sol (PEN)
SocketsCJ230 V, 50 HzABC220 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-5
Emergency number112111 or 911
Elevation403 m154 m
Main airportGeneva International Airport (GVA)5 km from centre150 non-stop destinationsJorge Chávez International Airport (LIM)9 km from centre61 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year9 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureGenevaLima
City population211,1529,943,800
People per km²13,2803,721
Museums within 10 km3447
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km22
Swim season, months above 21 °C-2 months

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Sources

Ground elevations sampled from the Mapzen terrain tiles via OpenTopoData, merging SRTM, ASTER, NED, EU-DEM and national 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). 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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.