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The Elbphilharmonie from the water, Hamburg
HamburgThe Elbphilharmonie from the water
Castle Square and the Royal Castle, Warsaw
WarsawCastle Square and the Royal Castle

Photos: Hamburg by Wolfgang Weiser, Pexels License; Warsaw by Raymond Petrik, Pexels License.

Hamburg or Warsaw?

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

  • day trips
  • live music and the arts
  • beaches

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

Choose Warsaw for

  • prices
  • culture and sights
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Warsaw’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, Warsaw 12: Hamburg leads by 16 points.
Food & drink. Hamburg 55, Warsaw 60: Warsaw leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Hamburg 62, Warsaw 70: Warsaw leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Hamburg 76, Warsaw 66: Hamburg leads by 10 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hamburg 52, Warsaw 47: Hamburg leads by 5 points.
Day trips. Hamburg 70, Warsaw 52: Hamburg leads by 18 points.
Good for families. Hamburg 74, Warsaw 62: Hamburg leads by 12 points.
Getting around. Hamburg 80, Warsaw 72: Hamburg leads by 8 points.
Shopping & style. Hamburg 65, Warsaw 55: Hamburg leads by 10 points.
Affordability. Hamburg 38, Warsaw 64: Warsaw leads by 26 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hamburg 80, Warsaw 63: Hamburg leads by 17 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hamburg 44, Warsaw 35: Hamburg leads by 9 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Hamburg and Warsaw.

Your match

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

Hamburg
Best match
60match

Wins on day trips and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Warsaw
55match

Wins on prices and culture and sights 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
17 hdaylight a day

Warsaw in July

25 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
83 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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HamburgWarsaw

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Hamburg: 1991-2020 normals, Hamburg Airport (9.3 km from centre). Warsaw: 1991-2020 normals, Warszawa-Okecie (7.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHamburgWarsaw
Official languageGermanPolish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Zloty (PLN)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCE50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation6 m118 m
Main airportHamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM)9 km from centre120 non-stop destinationsWarsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)8 km from centre172 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year10 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureHamburgWarsaw
City population1,869,4731,862,402
People per km²2,4763,601
Museums within 10 km77117
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11

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. 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.