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The floating torii of Itsukushima at Miyajima, Hiroshima
HiroshimaThe floating torii of Itsukushima at Miyajima
Colourful houses in the old town, Mazatlan
MazatlanColourful houses in the old town

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

Hiroshima or Mazatlan?

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
  • shopping

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

Choose Mazatlan for

  • beaches
  • prices
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Mazatlan’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, Mazatlan 80: Mazatlan leads by 50 points.
Food & drink. Hiroshima 66, Mazatlan 62: Hiroshima leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Hiroshima 60, Mazatlan 42: Hiroshima leads by 18 points.
Nightlife. Hiroshima 45, Mazatlan 55: Mazatlan leads by 10 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hiroshima 62, Mazatlan 66: Mazatlan leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Hiroshima 80, Mazatlan 45: Hiroshima leads by 35 points.
Good for families. Hiroshima and Mazatlan are level on 60.
Getting around. Hiroshima 74, Mazatlan 42: Hiroshima leads by 32 points.
Shopping & style. Hiroshima 52, Mazatlan 30: Hiroshima leads by 22 points.
Affordability. Hiroshima 58, Mazatlan 70: Mazatlan leads by 12 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hiroshima 38, Mazatlan 40: Mazatlan leads by 2 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hiroshima 50, Mazatlan 35: Hiroshima leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Hiroshima and Mazatlan.

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.

Mazatlan
52match

Wins on beaches 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.

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

Mazatlan in July

34 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
153 mmrain in the month
8 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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HiroshimaMazatlan

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Hiroshima: 1991-2020 normals, Hiroshima (1.7 km from centre). Mazatlan: 1991-2020 normals, Colonia Juan Carras-Co Mazatlan, Sin. (2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHiroshimaMazatlan
Official languageJapaneseSpanish, Nahuatl, Yucatec Maya
CurrencyYen (JPY)Mexican Peso (MXN)
SocketsAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the regionAB127 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+9UTC-7
Emergency numberPolice 110, fire 119911
Elevation3 m139 m
Main airportHiroshima Airport (HIJ)43 km from centre10 non-stop destinationsGeneral Rafael Buelna International Airport (MZT)16 km from centre23 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days9 days

By the numbers

MeasureHiroshimaMazatlan
City population1,198,021441,975
People per km²1,324-
Museums within 10 km183
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km20
Swim season, months above 21 °C4 months12 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 2026-11-02. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.