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Palms on Waikiki Beach, Honolulu
HonoluluPalms on Waikiki Beach
The Gateway of India under a blue sky, Mumbai
MumbaiThe Gateway of India under a blue sky

Photos: Honolulu by Jess Loiterton, Pexels License; Mumbai by Shubam Bhasin, Pexels License.

Honolulu or Mumbai?

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 Honolulu for

  • beaches
  • families
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Mumbai for

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

What lies behind each score is written up on Mumbai’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. Honolulu 91, Mumbai 18: Honolulu leads by 73 points.
Food & drink. Honolulu 70, Mumbai 82: Mumbai leads by 12 points.
Culture & sights. Honolulu 55, Mumbai 70: Mumbai leads by 15 points.
Nightlife. Honolulu 45, Mumbai 52: Mumbai leads by 7 points.
Nature & outdoors. Honolulu 88, Mumbai 55: Honolulu leads by 33 points.
Day trips. Honolulu 38, Mumbai 48: Mumbai leads by 10 points.
Good for families. Honolulu 80, Mumbai 35: Honolulu leads by 45 points.
Getting around. Honolulu 52, Mumbai 38: Honolulu leads by 14 points.
Shopping & style. Honolulu 60, Mumbai 66: Mumbai leads by 6 points.
Affordability. Honolulu 15, Mumbai 72: Mumbai leads by 57 points.
Live music & performing arts. Honolulu 40, Mumbai 55: Mumbai leads by 15 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Honolulu 50, Mumbai 24: Honolulu leads by 26 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Honolulu and Mumbai.

Your match

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

Honolulu
Best match
57match

Wins on beaches and families with your weighting.

Mumbai
51match

Wins on prices and culture and sights with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Honolulu in July

31 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
13 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
26 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Mumbai in July

31 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
860 mmrain in the month
2 hsunshine a day
29 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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HonoluluMumbai

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Honolulu: 1991-2020 normals, Honolulu International Airport (10.1 km from centre). Mumbai: 1991-2020 normals, Bombay / Santacruz (5.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHonoluluMumbai
Official language-Hindi, English
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Indian Rupee (INR)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC-10UTC+5:30
Emergency number911108 or 112
Elevation12 m14 m
Main airportDaniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)7 km from centre56 non-stop destinationsChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)2 km from centre122 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days-

By the numbers

MeasureHonoluluMumbai
City population350,96415,414,288
People per km²1,98125,563
Museums within 10 km121
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km03
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 months12 months

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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.