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Big Ben and Westminster Bridge, London
LondonBig Ben and Westminster Bridge
The Frauenkirche towers and the Mariensäule, Munich
MunichThe Frauenkirche towers and the Mariensäule

Photos: London by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Munich by 0xd1ma, Pexels License.

London or Munich?

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

  • nightlife
  • shopping
  • food and drink

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

Choose Munich for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Munich’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, Munich 28: Munich leads by 3 points.
Food & drink. London 84, Munich 62: London leads by 22 points.
Culture & sights. London 94, Munich 79: London leads by 15 points.
Nightlife. London 88, Munich 56: London leads by 32 points.
Nature & outdoors. London 57, Munich 82: Munich leads by 25 points.
Day trips. London 90, Munich 86: London leads by 4 points.
Good for families. London 82, Munich 78: London leads by 4 points.
Getting around. London 85, Munich 86: Munich leads by 1 points.
Shopping & style. London 95, Munich 72: London leads by 23 points.
Affordability. London 15, Munich 32: Munich leads by 17 points.
Live music & performing arts. London 98, Munich 84: London leads by 14 points.
Wellness & relaxation. London 40, Munich 62: Munich leads by 22 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: London and Munich.

Your match

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

London
Best match
71match

Wins on nightlife and shopping with your weighting.

Munich
67match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and wellness 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
16 hdaylight a day

Munich in July

25 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
119 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
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. London: 1992-2020 (sunshine 1991-2020, rainfall 1991-2020) normals, London Weather Centre (1.3 km from centre). Munich: 1991-2020 normals, München (1.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLondonMunich
Official languageEnglishGerman
CurrencyPound Sterling (GBP)Euro (EUR)
SocketsG230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC, UTC+1 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112 or 999112
Elevation4 m519 m
Main airportLondon Heathrow Airport (LHR)23 km from centre224 non-stop destinationsMunich Airport (MUC)29 km from centre210 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year8 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureLondonMunich
City population8,799,7281,505,036
People per km²5,5984,844
Museums within 10 km21674
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km41

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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. 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.