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The Elbphilharmonie from the water, Hamburg
HamburgThe Elbphilharmonie from the water
The Gateway of India under a blue sky, Mumbai
MumbaiThe Gateway of India under a blue sky

Photos: Hamburg by Wolfgang Weiser, Pexels License; Mumbai by Shubam Bhasin, Pexels License.

Hamburg or Mumbai?

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 Mumbai for

  • prices
  • food and drink
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Mumbai’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, Mumbai 18: Hamburg leads by 10 points.
Food & drink. Hamburg 55, Mumbai 82: Mumbai leads by 27 points.
Culture & sights. Hamburg 62, Mumbai 70: Mumbai leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Hamburg 76, Mumbai 52: Hamburg leads by 24 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hamburg 52, Mumbai 55: Mumbai leads by 3 points.
Day trips. Hamburg 70, Mumbai 48: Hamburg leads by 22 points.
Good for families. Hamburg 74, Mumbai 35: Hamburg leads by 39 points.
Getting around. Hamburg 80, Mumbai 38: Hamburg leads by 42 points.
Shopping & style. Hamburg 65, Mumbai 66: Mumbai leads by 1 points.
Affordability. Hamburg 38, Mumbai 72: Mumbai leads by 34 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hamburg 80, Mumbai 55: Hamburg leads by 25 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hamburg 44, Mumbai 24: Hamburg leads by 20 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Hamburg and Mumbai.

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.

Mumbai
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.

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

Mumbai in July

31 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
860 mmrain in the month
2 hsunshine a day
29 °Csea
13 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). Mumbai: 1991-2020 normals, Bombay / Santacruz (5.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHamburgMumbai
Official languageGermanHindi, English
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Indian Rupee (INR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+5:30
Emergency number112108 or 112
Elevation6 m14 m
Main airportHamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM)9 km from centre120 non-stop destinationsChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)2 km from centre122 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year10 days-

By the numbers

MeasureHamburgMumbai
City population1,869,47315,414,288
People per km²2,47625,563
Museums within 10 km771
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km13
Swim season, months above 21 °C-12 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. 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.