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The floating torii of Itsukushima at Miyajima, Hiroshima
HiroshimaThe floating torii of Itsukushima at Miyajima
The fountain on Plaza Mayor, Lima
LimaThe fountain on Plaza Mayor

Photos: Hiroshima by Guohua Song, Pexels License; Lima by James C., CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Hiroshima or Lima?

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 Hiroshima for

  • day trips
  • getting around
  • wellness

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

Choose Lima for

  • food and drink
  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Lima’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. Hiroshima 30, Lima 42: Lima leads by 12 points.
Food & drink. Hiroshima 66, Lima 88: Lima leads by 22 points.
Culture & sights. Hiroshima 60, Lima 66: Lima leads by 6 points.
Nightlife. Hiroshima 45, Lima 62: Lima leads by 17 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hiroshima 62, Lima 45: Hiroshima leads by 17 points.
Day trips. Hiroshima 80, Lima 34: Hiroshima leads by 46 points.
Good for families. Hiroshima 60, Lima 42: Hiroshima leads by 18 points.
Getting around. Hiroshima 74, Lima 35: Hiroshima leads by 39 points.
Shopping & style. Hiroshima and Lima are level on 52.
Affordability. Hiroshima 58, Lima 70: Lima leads by 12 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hiroshima 38, Lima 53: Lima leads by 15 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hiroshima 50, Lima 25: Hiroshima leads by 25 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Hiroshima and Lima.

Your match

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

Hiroshima
Best match
56match

Wins on day trips and getting around with your weighting.

Lima
51match

Wins on food and drink and nightlife with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Hiroshima in July

31 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
299 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
24 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Lima in July

19 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
1 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
12 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. Hiroshima: 1991-2020 normals, Hiroshima (1.7 km from centre). Lima: 1991-2020 normals, Lima-Callao / Aerop. Internacional Jorgechavez (10.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHiroshimaLima
Official languageJapaneseSpanish, Aymara, Quechua
CurrencyYen (JPY)Sol (PEN)
SocketsAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the regionABC220 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+9UTC-5
Emergency numberPolice 110, fire 119111 or 911
Elevation3 m154 m
Main airportHiroshima Airport (HIJ)43 km from centre10 non-stop destinationsJorge Chávez International Airport (LIM)9 km from centre61 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureHiroshimaLima
City population1,198,0219,943,800
People per km²1,3243,721
Museums within 10 km1847
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km22
Swim season, months above 21 °C4 months2 months

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Sources

Ground elevations sampled from the Mapzen terrain tiles via OpenTopoData, merging SRTM, ASTER, NED, EU-DEM and national 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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. 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.