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The floating torii of Itsukushima at Miyajima, Hiroshima
HiroshimaThe floating torii of Itsukushima at Miyajima
The Supertrees, Gardens by the Bay, Singapore
SingaporeThe Supertrees, Gardens by the Bay

Photos: Hiroshima by Guohua Song, Pexels License; Singapore by Kai Kai, Pexels License.

Hiroshima or Singapore?

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
  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Singapore for

  • families
  • shopping
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Singapore’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, Singapore 40: Singapore leads by 10 points.
Food & drink. Hiroshima 66, Singapore 88: Singapore leads by 22 points.
Culture & sights. Hiroshima 60, Singapore 62: Singapore leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Hiroshima 45, Singapore 50: Singapore leads by 5 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hiroshima 62, Singapore 45: Hiroshima leads by 17 points.
Day trips. Hiroshima 80, Singapore 25: Hiroshima leads by 55 points.
Good for families. Hiroshima 60, Singapore 88: Singapore leads by 28 points.
Getting around. Hiroshima 74, Singapore 92: Singapore leads by 18 points.
Shopping & style. Hiroshima 52, Singapore 76: Singapore leads by 24 points.
Affordability. Hiroshima 58, Singapore 25: Hiroshima leads by 33 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hiroshima 38, Singapore 50: Singapore leads by 12 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hiroshima 50, Singapore 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 Singapore.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Hiroshima
56match

Wins on day trips and prices with your weighting.

Singapore
57match

Wins on families and shopping 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

Singapore in July

31 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
145 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
30 °Csea
12 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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HiroshimaSingapore

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Hiroshima: 1991-2020 normals, Hiroshima (1.7 km from centre). Singapore: 1991-2020 normals, Singapore / Changi Airport (17 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHiroshimaSingapore
Official languageJapaneseEnglish, Tamil, Malay, Standard Chinese
CurrencyYen (JPY)Singapore Dollar (SGD)
SocketsAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the regionG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC+9UTC+8
Emergency numberPolice 110, fire 119Police 999, ambulance 995, fire 995
Elevation3 m21 m
Main airportHiroshima Airport (HIJ)43 km from centre10 non-stop destinationsSingapore Changi Airport (SIN)17 km from centre167 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureHiroshimaSingapore
City population1,198,0215,866,139
People per km²1,3248,158
Museums within 10 km1840
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km21
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.