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The floating torii of Itsukushima at Miyajima, Hiroshima
HiroshimaThe floating torii of Itsukushima at Miyajima
The Metropolitan Cathedral on the Zócalo, Mexico City
Mexico CityThe Metropolitan Cathedral on the Zócalo

Photos: Hiroshima by Guohua Song, Pexels License; Mexico City by Oscar Dominguez, Pexels License.

Hiroshima or Mexico City?

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

  • beaches
  • getting around
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Mexico City for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Mexico City’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, Mexico City 5: Hiroshima leads by 25 points.
Food & drink. Hiroshima 66, Mexico City 90: Mexico City leads by 24 points.
Culture & sights. Hiroshima 60, Mexico City 88: Mexico City leads by 28 points.
Nightlife. Hiroshima 45, Mexico City 80: Mexico City leads by 35 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hiroshima 62, Mexico City 50: Hiroshima leads by 12 points.
Day trips. Hiroshima 80, Mexico City 75: Hiroshima leads by 5 points.
Good for families. Hiroshima 60, Mexico City 58: Hiroshima leads by 2 points.
Getting around. Hiroshima 74, Mexico City 50: Hiroshima leads by 24 points.
Shopping & style. Hiroshima 52, Mexico City 76: Mexico City leads by 24 points.
Affordability. Hiroshima 58, Mexico City 75: Mexico City leads by 17 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hiroshima 38, Mexico City 72: Mexico City leads by 34 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hiroshima 50, Mexico City 40: Hiroshima leads by 10 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Hiroshima and Mexico City.

Your match

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

Hiroshima
56match

Wins on beaches and getting around with your weighting.

Mexico City
Best match
63match

Wins on nightlife 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

Mexico City in July

25 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
176 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
No seasea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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HiroshimaMexico City

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Hiroshima: 1991-2020 normals, Hiroshima (1.7 km from centre). Mexico City: 1991-2020 normals, Mexico Central, D. F. (7.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHiroshimaMexico City
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-6
Emergency numberPolice 110, fire 119911
Elevation3 m2,240 m
Main airportHiroshima Airport (HIJ)43 km from centre10 non-stop destinationsMexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)7 km from centre109 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days9 days

By the numbers

MeasureHiroshimaMexico City
City population1,198,0219,209,944
People per km²1,3246,202
Museums within 10 km18108
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km26
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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.