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Kathmandu or Killarney?

Two destinations compared in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities. Weight what matters to you and the verdict follows.

Swayambhunath with its prayer flags, Kathmandu
Kathmandu

Photo: Nabin K. Sapkota, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped

Ross Castle on Lough Leane, Killarney
Killarney

Photo: NicholasH, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped

Your match

Kathmandu
✓ Best match
48
match

Wins on prices and culture and sights with your weighting.

Killarney
40
match

Wins on families and getting around with your weighting.

What matters to you?

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders. The match scores above update as you do.

Scoreboard

Our verdict on each category, scored 0 to 100 against fixed benchmark cities.

KathmanduKillarney
Beaches & swimming. Killarney leads by 18 points.18
Food & drink. Kathmandu leads by 22 points.22
Culture & sights. Kathmandu leads by 54 points.54
Nightlife. Kathmandu leads by 4 points.4
Nature & outdoors. Killarney leads by 12 points.12
Day trips. Killarney leads by 2 points.2
Good for families. Killarney leads by 22 points.22
Getting around. Killarney leads by 22 points.22
Shopping & style. Kathmandu leads by 33 points.33
Affordability. Kathmandu leads by 62 points.62
Live music & performing arts. Killarney leads by 7 points.7
Wellness & relaxation. Kathmandu leads by 3 points.3
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Kathmandu and Killarney.

When should you go?

Pick the month you can travel and see both cities side by side. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Climate figures for July
JulyKathmanduKillarney
Daytime high29 °C18 °C
Night-time low20 °C13 °C
Rainfall in the month384 mm115 mm
Sunshine4 hours a day4 hours a day
Sea temperatureNo sea15 °C
Daylight14 hours a day16 hours a day

The whole year

Each row is shaded against that destination’s own year, so the deepest cell is its best month for that figure and the palest its weakest. Shades are not comparable between the two rows.

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Daytime high, °C
Kathmandu
19
22
26
29
29
29
29
29
28
27
23
20
Killarney
10
10
11
13
15
17
18
18
17
14
12
10
Sea temperature, °C
Kathmandu
No coastline within reach
Killarney
10
10
9
10
12
14
15
16
15
14
12
11
Rainfall, mm
Kathmandu
16
23
37
57
113
260
384
317
211
48
7
10
Killarney
178
135
113
106
91
99
115
114
125
175
187
178
Daylight, hours per day
Kathmandu
11
11
12
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
11
10
Killarney
8
10
12
14
16
17
16
15
13
11
9
8
Sunshine, hours per day
Kathmandu
6
6
7
7
7
5
4
4
5
7
7
7
Killarney
2
2
3
5
6
6
4
5
4
3
2
1

Where the figures come from

Killarney's temperatures are measured 53 km from the centre, at Valentia Observatory.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Kathmandu: 1991-2020 normals, Kathmandu Airport (4.7 km from centre). Killarney: 1991-2020 normals, Valentia Observatory (52.7 km from centre).

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Before you go

MeasureKathmanduKillarney
Official languageNepaliEnglish, Irish
CurrencyNepalese Rupee (NPR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCM230 V, 50 HzG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC+5:45UTC, UTC+1 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 100, ambulance 102, fire 101112
Elevation1,300 m50 m
Main airportTribhuvan International Airport (KTM)4 km from centre38 non-stop destinationsKerry Airport (KIR)14 km from centre10 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-11 days

By the numbers

MeasureKathmanduKillarney
City population845,76714,412
People per km²17,121-
Museums within 10 km91
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °C-None

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm. Typical fares from Travelpayouts (Aviasales data). Route-level air passenger statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate and flight figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-10-27. Typical prices can be up to 7 days old. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.