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The floating torii of Itsukushima at Miyajima, Hiroshima
HiroshimaThe floating torii of Itsukushima at Miyajima
Castle Square and the Royal Castle, Warsaw
WarsawCastle Square and the Royal Castle

Photos: Hiroshima by Guohua Song, Pexels License; Warsaw by Raymond Petrik, Pexels License.

Hiroshima or Warsaw?

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
  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Warsaw for

  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Warsaw’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, Warsaw 12: Hiroshima leads by 18 points.
Food & drink. Hiroshima 66, Warsaw 60: Hiroshima leads by 6 points.
Culture & sights. Hiroshima 60, Warsaw 70: Warsaw leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Hiroshima 45, Warsaw 66: Warsaw leads by 21 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hiroshima 62, Warsaw 47: Hiroshima leads by 15 points.
Day trips. Hiroshima 80, Warsaw 52: Hiroshima leads by 28 points.
Good for families. Hiroshima 60, Warsaw 62: Warsaw leads by 2 points.
Getting around. Hiroshima 74, Warsaw 72: Hiroshima leads by 2 points.
Shopping & style. Hiroshima 52, Warsaw 55: Warsaw leads by 3 points.
Affordability. Hiroshima 58, Warsaw 64: Warsaw leads by 6 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hiroshima 38, Warsaw 63: Warsaw leads by 25 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hiroshima 50, Warsaw 35: Hiroshima leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Hiroshima and Warsaw.

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 beaches with your weighting.

Warsaw
55match

Wins on live music and the arts 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

Warsaw in July

25 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
83 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
No seasea
16 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). Warsaw: 1991-2020 normals, Warszawa-Okecie (7.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHiroshimaWarsaw
Official languageJapanesePolish
CurrencyYen (JPY)Zloty (PLN)
SocketsAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the regionCE50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+9UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 110, fire 119112
Elevation3 m118 m
Main airportHiroshima Airport (HIJ)43 km from centre10 non-stop destinationsWarsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)8 km from centre172 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureHiroshimaWarsaw
City population1,198,0211,862,402
People per km²1,3243,601
Museums within 10 km18117
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km21
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. 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.