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The floating torii of Itsukushima at Miyajima, Hiroshima
HiroshimaThe floating torii of Itsukushima at Miyajima
The Gateway of India under a blue sky, Mumbai
MumbaiThe Gateway of India under a blue sky

Photos: Hiroshima by Guohua Song, Pexels License; Mumbai by Shubam Bhasin, Pexels License.

Hiroshima 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 Hiroshima for

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • wellness

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

Choose Mumbai for

  • live music and the arts
  • food and drink
  • 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. Hiroshima 30, Mumbai 18: Hiroshima leads by 12 points.
Food & drink. Hiroshima 66, Mumbai 82: Mumbai leads by 16 points.
Culture & sights. Hiroshima 60, Mumbai 70: Mumbai leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Hiroshima 45, Mumbai 52: Mumbai leads by 7 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hiroshima 62, Mumbai 55: Hiroshima leads by 7 points.
Day trips. Hiroshima 80, Mumbai 48: Hiroshima leads by 32 points.
Good for families. Hiroshima 60, Mumbai 35: Hiroshima leads by 25 points.
Getting around. Hiroshima 74, Mumbai 38: Hiroshima leads by 36 points.
Shopping & style. Hiroshima 52, Mumbai 66: Mumbai leads by 14 points.
Affordability. Hiroshima 58, Mumbai 72: Mumbai leads by 14 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hiroshima 38, Mumbai 55: Mumbai leads by 17 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hiroshima 50, Mumbai 24: Hiroshima leads by 26 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Hiroshima and Mumbai.

Your match

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

Hiroshima
Best match
56match

Wins on getting around and day trips with your weighting.

Mumbai
51match

Wins on live music and the arts and food and drink 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

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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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Hiroshima: 1991-2020 normals, Hiroshima (1.7 km from centre). Mumbai: 1991-2020 normals, Bombay / Santacruz (5.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHiroshimaMumbai
Official languageJapaneseHindi, English
CurrencyYen (JPY)Indian Rupee (INR)
SocketsAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the regionCM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC+9UTC+5:30
Emergency numberPolice 110, fire 119108 or 112
Elevation3 m14 m
Main airportHiroshima Airport (HIJ)43 km from centre10 non-stop destinationsChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)2 km from centre122 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days-

By the numbers

MeasureHiroshimaMumbai
City population1,198,02115,414,288
People per km²1,32425,563
Museums within 10 km181
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km23
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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.