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The Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière, Lyon
LyonThe Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière
The Gateway of India under a blue sky, Mumbai
MumbaiThe Gateway of India under a blue sky

Photos: Lyon by Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Mumbai by Shubam Bhasin, Pexels License.

Lyon 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 Lyon for

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • families

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

Choose Mumbai for

  • prices
  • shopping
  • 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. Lyon 12, Mumbai 18: Mumbai leads by 6 points.
Food & drink. Lyon 84, Mumbai 82: Lyon leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Lyon 77, Mumbai 70: Lyon leads by 7 points.
Nightlife. Lyon 58, Mumbai 52: Lyon leads by 6 points.
Nature & outdoors. Lyon 64, Mumbai 55: Lyon leads by 9 points.
Day trips. Lyon 77, Mumbai 48: Lyon leads by 29 points.
Good for families. Lyon 62, Mumbai 35: Lyon leads by 27 points.
Getting around. Lyon 77, Mumbai 38: Lyon leads by 39 points.
Shopping & style. Lyon 58, Mumbai 66: Mumbai leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Lyon 42, Mumbai 72: Mumbai leads by 30 points.
Live music & performing arts. Lyon 68, Mumbai 55: Lyon leads by 13 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Lyon 40, Mumbai 24: Lyon leads by 16 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Lyon and Mumbai.

Your match

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

Lyon
Best match
60match

Wins on getting around and day trips with your weighting.

Mumbai
51match

Wins on prices and shopping with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Lyon in July

28 °Cdaytime high
17 °Cnight-time low
66 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
No seasea
15 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. Lyon: 1991-2020 normals, Lyon / Bron (10.6 km from centre). Mumbai: 1991-2020 normals, Bombay / Santacruz (5.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLyonMumbai
Official languageFrenchHindi, English
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Indian Rupee (INR)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzCM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+5:30
Emergency number112108 or 112
Elevation160 m14 m
Main airportLyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS)20 km from centre141 non-stop destinationsChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)2 km from centre122 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days-

By the numbers

MeasureLyonMumbai
City population519,12715,414,288
People per km²10,83825,563
Museums within 10 km431
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km23
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). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.