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The old town on the Neckar, Heidelberg
HeidelbergThe old town on the Neckar
The Gateway of India under a blue sky, Mumbai
MumbaiThe Gateway of India under a blue sky

Photos: Heidelberg by Kuanling Chen, Pexels License; Mumbai by Shubam Bhasin, Pexels License.

Heidelberg 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 Heidelberg for

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • families

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

Choose Mumbai for

  • food and drink
  • prices
  • shopping

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. Heidelberg 7, Mumbai 18: Mumbai leads by 11 points.
Food & drink. Heidelberg 40, Mumbai 82: Mumbai leads by 42 points.
Culture & sights. Heidelberg 58, Mumbai 70: Mumbai leads by 12 points.
Nightlife. Heidelberg 38, Mumbai 52: Mumbai leads by 14 points.
Nature & outdoors. Heidelberg 60, Mumbai 55: Heidelberg leads by 5 points.
Day trips. Heidelberg 78, Mumbai 48: Heidelberg leads by 30 points.
Good for families. Heidelberg 62, Mumbai 35: Heidelberg leads by 27 points.
Getting around. Heidelberg 72, Mumbai 38: Heidelberg leads by 34 points.
Shopping & style. Heidelberg 40, Mumbai 66: Mumbai leads by 26 points.
Affordability. Heidelberg 42, Mumbai 72: Mumbai leads by 30 points.
Live music & performing arts. Heidelberg 48, Mumbai 55: Mumbai leads by 7 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Heidelberg 44, Mumbai 24: Heidelberg leads by 20 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Heidelberg and Mumbai.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Heidelberg
49match

Wins on getting around and day trips with your weighting.

Mumbai
51match

Wins on food and drink and prices with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Heidelberg in July

26 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
80 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
No seasea
16 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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HeidelbergMumbai

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Heidelberg: 1991-2020 normals, Heidelberg (4.5 km from centre). Mumbai: 1991-2020 normals, Bombay / Santacruz (5.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHeidelbergMumbai
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
Elevation114 m14 m
Main airportFrankfurt Main Airport (FRA)69 km from centre281 non-stop destinationsChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)2 km from centre122 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days-

By the numbers

MeasureHeidelbergMumbai
City population156,09215,414,288
People per km²1,43325,563
Museums within 10 km171
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km43
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.