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The Teatro Amazonas, Manaus
ManausThe Teatro Amazonas
The Frauenkirche towers and the Mariensäule, Munich
MunichThe Frauenkirche towers and the Mariensäule

Photos: Manaus by Jardelsliumba, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Munich by 0xd1ma, Pexels License.

Manaus 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 Manaus for

  • prices
  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Munich for

  • day trips
  • getting around
  • families

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. Manaus 38, Munich 28: Manaus leads by 10 points.
Food & drink. Manaus 56, Munich 62: Munich leads by 6 points.
Culture & sights. Manaus 46, Munich 79: Munich leads by 33 points.
Nightlife. Manaus 42, Munich 56: Munich leads by 14 points.
Nature & outdoors. Manaus 86, Munich 82: Manaus leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Manaus 12, Munich 86: Munich leads by 74 points.
Good for families. Manaus 35, Munich 78: Munich leads by 43 points.
Getting around. Manaus 27, Munich 86: Munich leads by 59 points.
Shopping & style. Manaus 36, Munich 72: Munich leads by 36 points.
Affordability. Manaus 63, Munich 32: Manaus leads by 31 points.
Live music & performing arts. Manaus 54, Munich 84: Munich leads by 30 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Manaus 20, Munich 62: Munich leads by 42 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Manaus and Munich.

Your match

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

Manaus
43match

Wins on prices and beaches with your weighting.

Munich
Best match
67match

Wins on day trips and getting around with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Manaus in July

33 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
74 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
12 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. Manaus: 1991-2020 normals, Manaus (1.7 km from centre). Munich: 1991-2020 normals, München (1.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureManausMunich
Official languagePortugueseGerman
CurrencyBrazilian Real (BRL)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCN60 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-4UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 190, ambulance 192, fire 193112
Elevation92 m519 m
Main airportEduardo Gomes International Airport (MAO)9 km from centre21 non-stop destinationsMunich Airport (MUC)29 km from centre210 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureManausMunich
City population2,303,7321,505,036
People per km²2024,844
Museums within 10 km1374
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11

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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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.