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The Elbphilharmonie from the water, Hamburg
HamburgThe Elbphilharmonie from the water
Hobart below kunanyi/Mount Wellington, Hobart
HobartHobart below kunanyi/Mount Wellington

Photos: Hamburg by Wolfgang Weiser, Pexels License; Hobart by Gary Houston, CC0.

Hamburg or Hobart?

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 Hamburg for

  • nightlife
  • getting around
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Hobart for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • food and drink
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Hobart’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. Hamburg 28, Hobart 30: Hobart leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Hamburg 55, Hobart 60: Hobart leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Hamburg 62, Hobart 56: Hamburg leads by 6 points.
Nightlife. Hamburg 76, Hobart 30: Hamburg leads by 46 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hamburg 52, Hobart 85: Hobart leads by 33 points.
Day trips. Hamburg 70, Hobart 60: Hamburg leads by 10 points.
Good for families. Hamburg 74, Hobart 56: Hamburg leads by 18 points.
Getting around. Hamburg 80, Hobart 45: Hamburg leads by 35 points.
Shopping & style. Hamburg 65, Hobart 38: Hamburg leads by 27 points.
Affordability. Hamburg 38, Hobart 35: Hamburg leads by 3 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hamburg 80, Hobart 45: Hamburg leads by 35 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hamburg 44, Hobart 40: Hamburg leads by 4 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Hamburg and Hobart.

Your match

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

Hamburg
Best match
60match

Wins on nightlife and getting around with your weighting.

Hobart
48match

Wins on nature and the outdoors 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.

Hamburg in July

23 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
82 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
No seasea
17 hdaylight a day

Hobart in July

13 °Cdaytime high
5 °Cnight-time low
42 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
13 °Csea
9 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. Hamburg: 1991-2020 normals, Hamburg Airport (9.3 km from centre). Hobart: 1991-2020 normals, Hobart (2.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHamburgHobart
Official languageGermanEnglish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Australian Dollar (AUD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzI230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+10, UTC+11 in summer
Emergency number112000
Elevation6 m54 m
Main airportHamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM)9 km from centre120 non-stop destinationsHobart International Airport (HBA)17 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year10 days9 days

By the numbers

MeasureHamburgHobart
City population1,869,473197,451
People per km²2,476116
Museums within 10 km778
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °C-None

Where else could you go?

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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. 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.