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The floating torii of Itsukushima at Miyajima, Hiroshima
HiroshimaThe floating torii of Itsukushima at Miyajima
São Paulo Cathedral, Sao Paulo
Sao PauloSão Paulo Cathedral

Photos: Hiroshima by Guohua Song, Pexels License; Sao Paulo by Webysther Nunes, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Hiroshima or Sao Paulo?

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
  • wellness

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

Choose Sao Paulo for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Sao Paulo’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, Sao Paulo 42: Sao Paulo leads by 12 points.
Food & drink. Hiroshima 66, Sao Paulo 84: Sao Paulo leads by 18 points.
Culture & sights. Hiroshima and Sao Paulo are level on 60.
Nightlife. Hiroshima 45, Sao Paulo 86: Sao Paulo leads by 41 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hiroshima 62, Sao Paulo 48: Hiroshima leads by 14 points.
Day trips. Hiroshima 80, Sao Paulo 47: Hiroshima leads by 33 points.
Good for families. Hiroshima 60, Sao Paulo 52: Hiroshima leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Hiroshima 74, Sao Paulo 44: Hiroshima leads by 30 points.
Shopping & style. Hiroshima 52, Sao Paulo 70: Sao Paulo leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Hiroshima 58, Sao Paulo 62: Sao Paulo leads by 4 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hiroshima 38, Sao Paulo 76: Sao Paulo leads by 38 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hiroshima 50, Sao Paulo 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 Sao Paulo.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Hiroshima
56match

Wins on day trips and getting around with your weighting.

Sao Paulo
58match

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

Sao Paulo in July

23 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
53 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
No seasea
11 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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HiroshimaSao Paulo

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Hiroshima: 1991-2020 normals, Hiroshima (1.7 km from centre). Sao Paulo: 1991-2020 normals, Sao Paulo (5.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHiroshimaSao Paulo
Official languageJapanesePortuguese
CurrencyYen (JPY)Brazilian Real (BRL)
SocketsAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the regionCN60 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+9UTC-3
Emergency numberPolice 110, fire 119Police 190, ambulance 192, fire 193
Elevation3 m760 m
Main airportHiroshima Airport (HIJ)43 km from centre10 non-stop destinationsSão Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU)21 km from centre104 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days15 days

By the numbers

MeasureHiroshimaSao Paulo
City population1,198,02111,451,999
People per km²1,3247,519
Museums within 10 km1890
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.