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The Elbphilharmonie from the water, Hamburg
HamburgThe Elbphilharmonie from the water
The Manila Central Post Office on the Pasig, Manila
ManilaThe Manila Central Post Office on the Pasig

Photos: Hamburg by Wolfgang Weiser, Pexels License; Manila by Kenneth Surillo, Pexels License.

Hamburg or Manila?

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

  • getting around
  • families
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Manila for

  • prices
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Manila’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, Manila 12: Hamburg leads by 16 points.
Food & drink. Hamburg 55, Manila 64: Manila leads by 9 points.
Culture & sights. Hamburg 62, Manila 54: Hamburg leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Hamburg 76, Manila 64: Hamburg leads by 12 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hamburg 52, Manila 40: Hamburg leads by 12 points.
Day trips. Hamburg 70, Manila 42: Hamburg leads by 28 points.
Good for families. Hamburg 74, Manila 42: Hamburg leads by 32 points.
Getting around. Hamburg 80, Manila 26: Hamburg leads by 54 points.
Shopping & style. Hamburg 65, Manila 60: Hamburg leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Hamburg 38, Manila 77: Manila leads by 39 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hamburg 80, Manila 50: Hamburg leads by 30 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hamburg 44, Manila 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 Manila.

Your match

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

Hamburg
Best match
60match

Wins on getting around and families with your weighting.

Manila
48match

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.

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

Manila in July

32 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
487 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
29 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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HamburgManila

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Hamburg: 1991-2020 normals, Hamburg Airport (9.3 km from centre). Manila: 1991-2020 normals, Science Garden (6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHamburgManila
Official languageGermanEnglish, Filipino, Taglish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Philippine Peso (PHP)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzABC220 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+8
Emergency number112911
Elevation6 m9 m
Main airportHamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM)9 km from centre120 non-stop destinationsNinoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)11 km from centre90 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year10 days18 days

By the numbers

MeasureHamburgManila
City population1,869,4731,902,590
People per km²2,47676,104
Museums within 10 km7727
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °C-12 months

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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.