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Big Ben and Westminster Bridge, London
LondonBig Ben and Westminster Bridge
The Gateway of India under a blue sky, Mumbai
MumbaiThe Gateway of India under a blue sky

Photos: London by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Mumbai by Shubam Bhasin, Pexels License.

London 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 London for

  • families
  • getting around
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Mumbai for

  • prices

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. London 25, Mumbai 18: London leads by 7 points.
Food & drink. London 84, Mumbai 82: London leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. London 94, Mumbai 70: London leads by 24 points.
Nightlife. London 88, Mumbai 52: London leads by 36 points.
Nature & outdoors. London 57, Mumbai 55: London leads by 2 points.
Day trips. London 90, Mumbai 48: London leads by 42 points.
Good for families. London 82, Mumbai 35: London leads by 47 points.
Getting around. London 85, Mumbai 38: London leads by 47 points.
Shopping & style. London 95, Mumbai 66: London leads by 29 points.
Affordability. London 15, Mumbai 72: Mumbai leads by 57 points.
Live music & performing arts. London 98, Mumbai 55: London leads by 43 points.
Wellness & relaxation. London 40, Mumbai 24: London leads by 16 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: London and Mumbai.

Your match

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

London
Best match
71match

Wins on families and getting around with your weighting.

Mumbai
51match

Wins on prices with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

London in July

23 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
46 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
No seasea
16 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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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. London: 1992-2020 (sunshine 1991-2020, rainfall 1991-2020) normals, London Weather Centre (1.3 km from centre). Mumbai: 1991-2020 normals, Bombay / Santacruz (5.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLondonMumbai
Official languageEnglishHindi, English
CurrencyPound Sterling (GBP)Indian Rupee (INR)
SocketsG230 V, 50 HzCM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC, UTC+1 in summerUTC+5:30
Emergency number112 or 999108 or 112
Elevation4 m14 m
Main airportLondon Heathrow Airport (LHR)23 km from centre224 non-stop destinationsChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)2 km from centre122 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year8 days-

By the numbers

MeasureLondonMumbai
City population8,799,72815,414,288
People per km²5,59825,563
Museums within 10 km2161
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km43
Swim season, months above 21 °C-12 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. 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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.