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The floating torii of Itsukushima at Miyajima, Hiroshima
HiroshimaThe floating torii of Itsukushima at Miyajima
The Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower, Nairobi
NairobiThe Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower

Photos: Hiroshima by Guohua Song, Pexels License; Nairobi by Lmwangi, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Hiroshima or Nairobi?

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
  • beaches

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

Choose Nairobi for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • nightlife
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Nairobi’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, Nairobi 4: Hiroshima leads by 26 points.
Food & drink. Hiroshima 66, Nairobi 48: Hiroshima leads by 18 points.
Culture & sights. Hiroshima 60, Nairobi 35: Hiroshima leads by 25 points.
Nightlife. Hiroshima 45, Nairobi 58: Nairobi leads by 13 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hiroshima 62, Nairobi 84: Nairobi leads by 22 points.
Day trips. Hiroshima 80, Nairobi 28: Hiroshima leads by 52 points.
Good for families. Hiroshima 60, Nairobi 55: Hiroshima leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Hiroshima 74, Nairobi 20: Hiroshima leads by 54 points.
Shopping & style. Hiroshima 52, Nairobi 45: Hiroshima leads by 7 points.
Affordability. Hiroshima 58, Nairobi 60: Nairobi leads by 2 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hiroshima 38, Nairobi 35: Hiroshima leads by 3 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hiroshima 50, Nairobi 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 Nairobi.

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.

Nairobi
41match

Wins on nature and the outdoors 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

Nairobi in July

24 °Cdaytime high
12 °Cnight-time low
11 mmrain in the month
4 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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HiroshimaNairobi

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Hiroshima: 1991-2020 normals, Hiroshima (1.7 km from centre). Nairobi: 1991-2020 normals, Nairobi ACC/FIC/RCC/MET/COM/ (13.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHiroshimaNairobi
Official languageJapaneseEnglish, Swahili
CurrencyYen (JPY)Kenyan Shilling (KES)
SocketsAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the regionG240 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC+9UTC+3
Emergency numberPolice 110, fire 119Police 112/999, ambulance 112/999, fire 112/999
Elevation3 m1,661 m
Main airportHiroshima Airport (HIJ)43 km from centre10 non-stop destinationsJomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)13 km from centre60 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasureHiroshimaNairobi
City population1,198,0215,545,000
People per km²1,3247,967
Museums within 10 km184
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km20
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.