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The floating torii of Itsukushima at Miyajima, Hiroshima
HiroshimaThe floating torii of Itsukushima at Miyajima
The Teatro Amazonas, Manaus
ManausThe Teatro Amazonas

Photos: Hiroshima by Guohua Song, Pexels License; Manaus by Jardelsliumba, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Hiroshima or Manaus?

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 Manaus for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • live music and the arts
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Manaus’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, Manaus 38: Manaus leads by 8 points.
Food & drink. Hiroshima 66, Manaus 56: Hiroshima leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Hiroshima 60, Manaus 46: Hiroshima leads by 14 points.
Nightlife. Hiroshima 45, Manaus 42: Hiroshima leads by 3 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hiroshima 62, Manaus 86: Manaus leads by 24 points.
Day trips. Hiroshima 80, Manaus 12: Hiroshima leads by 68 points.
Good for families. Hiroshima 60, Manaus 35: Hiroshima leads by 25 points.
Getting around. Hiroshima 74, Manaus 27: Hiroshima leads by 47 points.
Shopping & style. Hiroshima 52, Manaus 36: Hiroshima leads by 16 points.
Affordability. Hiroshima 58, Manaus 63: Manaus leads by 5 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hiroshima 38, Manaus 54: Manaus leads by 16 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hiroshima 50, Manaus 20: Hiroshima leads by 30 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Hiroshima and Manaus.

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.

Manaus
43match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and live music and the arts 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

Manaus in July

33 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
74 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
No seasea
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). Manaus: 1991-2020 normals, Manaus (1.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHiroshimaManaus
Official languageJapanesePortuguese
CurrencyYen (JPY)Brazilian Real (BRL)
SocketsAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the regionCN60 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+9UTC-4
Emergency numberPolice 110, fire 119Police 190, ambulance 192, fire 193
Elevation3 m92 m
Main airportHiroshima Airport (HIJ)43 km from centre10 non-stop destinationsEduardo Gomes International Airport (MAO)9 km from centre21 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureHiroshimaManaus
City population1,198,0212,303,732
People per km²1,324202
Museums within 10 km1813
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km21
Swim season, months above 21 °C4 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.