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Sint Servaasbrug over the Maas, Maastricht
MaastrichtSint Servaasbrug over the Maas
The Gateway of India under a blue sky, Mumbai
MumbaiThe Gateway of India under a blue sky

Photos: Maastricht by Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Mumbai by Shubam Bhasin, Pexels License.

Maastricht 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 Maastricht for

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • wellness

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

Choose Mumbai for

  • prices
  • food and drink
  • live music and the arts

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. Maastricht 8, Mumbai 18: Mumbai leads by 10 points.
Food & drink. Maastricht 58, Mumbai 82: Mumbai leads by 24 points.
Culture & sights. Maastricht 60, Mumbai 70: Mumbai leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Maastricht 42, Mumbai 52: Mumbai leads by 10 points.
Nature & outdoors. Maastricht 58, Mumbai 55: Maastricht leads by 3 points.
Day trips. Maastricht 77, Mumbai 48: Maastricht leads by 29 points.
Good for families. Maastricht 55, Mumbai 35: Maastricht leads by 20 points.
Getting around. Maastricht 74, Mumbai 38: Maastricht leads by 36 points.
Shopping & style. Maastricht 60, Mumbai 66: Mumbai leads by 6 points.
Affordability. Maastricht 38, Mumbai 72: Mumbai leads by 34 points.
Live music & performing arts. Maastricht 40, Mumbai 55: Mumbai leads by 15 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Maastricht 52, Mumbai 24: Maastricht leads by 28 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Maastricht and Mumbai.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Maastricht
52match

Wins on getting around and day trips with your weighting.

Mumbai
51match

Wins on prices and food and drink with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Maastricht in July

24 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
73 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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MaastrichtMumbai

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Maastricht: 1991-2020 normals, Maastricht Airport Zuid Limburg (10 km from centre). Mumbai: 1991-2020 normals, Bombay / Santacruz (5.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMaastrichtMumbai
Official languageDutchHindi, English
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Indian Rupee (INR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+5:30
Emergency number112108 or 112
Elevation49 m14 m
Main airportMaastricht Aachen Airport (MST)9 km from centre5 non-stop destinationsChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)2 km from centre122 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days-

By the numbers

MeasureMaastrichtMumbai
City population120,22715,414,288
People per km²2,00025,563
Museums within 10 km211
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km53
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.