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The floating torii of Itsukushima at Miyajima, Hiroshima
HiroshimaThe floating torii of Itsukushima at Miyajima
The city from Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavik
ReykjavikThe city from Hallgrímskirkja

Photos: Hiroshima by Guohua Song, Pexels License; Reykjavik by Atlantic Ambience, Pexels License.

Hiroshima or Reykjavik?

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

  • prices
  • day trips
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Reykjavik for

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

What lies behind each score is written up on Reykjavik’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, Reykjavik 12: Hiroshima leads by 18 points.
Food & drink. Hiroshima 66, Reykjavik 42: Hiroshima leads by 24 points.
Culture & sights. Hiroshima 60, Reykjavik 25: Hiroshima leads by 35 points.
Nightlife. Hiroshima and Reykjavik are level on 45.
Nature & outdoors. Hiroshima 62, Reykjavik 92: Reykjavik leads by 30 points.
Day trips. Hiroshima 80, Reykjavik 35: Hiroshima leads by 45 points.
Good for families. Hiroshima 60, Reykjavik 55: Hiroshima leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Hiroshima 74, Reykjavik 55: Hiroshima leads by 19 points.
Shopping & style. Hiroshima 52, Reykjavik 25: Hiroshima leads by 27 points.
Affordability. Hiroshima 58, Reykjavik 6: Hiroshima leads by 52 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hiroshima 38, Reykjavik 45: Reykjavik leads by 7 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hiroshima 50, Reykjavik 88: Reykjavik leads by 38 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Hiroshima and Reykjavik.

Your match

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

Hiroshima
Best match
56match

Wins on prices and day trips with your weighting.

Reykjavik
44match

Wins on wellness and nature and the outdoors 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

Reykjavik in July

15 °Cdaytime high
9 °Cnight-time low
50 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
11 °Csea
20 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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HiroshimaReykjavik

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Hiroshima: 1991-2020 normals, Hiroshima (1.7 km from centre). Reykjavik: 1991-2020 normals, Reykjavik (2.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHiroshimaReykjavik
Official languageJapaneseIcelandic
CurrencyYen (JPY)Iceland Krona (ISK)
SocketsAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the regionCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+9UTC
Emergency numberPolice 110, fire 119112
Elevation3 m8 m
Main airportHiroshima Airport (HIJ)43 km from centre10 non-stop destinationsKeflavik International Airport (KEF)37 km from centre88 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureHiroshimaReykjavik
City population1,198,021138,772
People per km²1,324569
Museums within 10 km1823
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km21
Swim season, months above 21 °C4 monthsNone

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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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.