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The pagoda at Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto
KyotoThe pagoda at Kiyomizu-dera
The Gateway of India under a blue sky, Mumbai
MumbaiThe Gateway of India under a blue sky

Photos: Kyoto by Bert Mulder, Pexels License; Mumbai by Shubam Bhasin, Pexels License.

Kyoto 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 Kyoto for

  • day trips
  • wellness
  • getting around

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

Choose Mumbai for

  • prices
  • nightlife
  • beaches

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. Kyoto 15, Mumbai 18: Mumbai leads by 3 points.
Food & drink. Kyoto 85, Mumbai 82: Kyoto leads by 3 points.
Culture & sights. Kyoto 96, Mumbai 70: Kyoto leads by 26 points.
Nightlife. Kyoto 35, Mumbai 52: Mumbai leads by 17 points.
Nature & outdoors. Kyoto 70, Mumbai 55: Kyoto leads by 15 points.
Day trips. Kyoto 96, Mumbai 48: Kyoto leads by 48 points.
Good for families. Kyoto 68, Mumbai 35: Kyoto leads by 33 points.
Getting around. Kyoto 72, Mumbai 38: Kyoto leads by 34 points.
Shopping & style. Kyoto 72, Mumbai 66: Kyoto leads by 6 points.
Affordability. Kyoto 50, Mumbai 72: Mumbai leads by 22 points.
Live music & performing arts. Kyoto 60, Mumbai 55: Kyoto leads by 5 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Kyoto 70, Mumbai 24: Kyoto leads by 46 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Kyoto and Mumbai.

Your match

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

Kyoto
Best match
66match

Wins on day trips and wellness with your weighting.

Mumbai
51match

Wins on prices 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.

Kyoto in July

31 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
225 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
14 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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Where the figures come from

Kyoto's sunshine is measured 43 km from the centre, at Osaka.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Kyoto: 1971-2000 (sunshine 1991-2020) normals, Kyoto (3.2 km from centre). Mumbai: 1991-2020 normals, Bombay / Santacruz (5.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureKyotoMumbai
Official languageJapaneseHindi, English
CurrencyYen (JPY)Indian Rupee (INR)
SocketsAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the regionCM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC+9UTC+5:30
Emergency numberPolice 110, fire 119108 or 112
Elevation51 m14 m
Main airportKansai International Airport (KIX)81 km from centre62 non-stop destinationsChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)2 km from centre122 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days-

By the numbers

MeasureKyotoMumbai
City population1,463,72315,414,288
People per km²1,76825,563
Museums within 10 km771
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km43
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 months12 months

Where else could you go?

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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.