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The Teatro Amazonas, Manaus
ManausThe Teatro Amazonas
The city from Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavik
ReykjavikThe city from Hallgrímskirkja

Photos: Manaus by Jardelsliumba, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Reykjavik by Atlantic Ambience, Pexels License.

Manaus or Reykjavik?

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
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Reykjavik for

  • wellness
  • getting around
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Reykjavik’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, Reykjavik 12: Manaus leads by 26 points.
Food & drink. Manaus 56, Reykjavik 42: Manaus leads by 14 points.
Culture & sights. Manaus 46, Reykjavik 25: Manaus leads by 21 points.
Nightlife. Manaus 42, Reykjavik 45: Reykjavik leads by 3 points.
Nature & outdoors. Manaus 86, Reykjavik 92: Reykjavik leads by 6 points.
Day trips. Manaus 12, Reykjavik 35: Reykjavik leads by 23 points.
Good for families. Manaus 35, Reykjavik 55: Reykjavik leads by 20 points.
Getting around. Manaus 27, Reykjavik 55: Reykjavik leads by 28 points.
Shopping & style. Manaus 36, Reykjavik 25: Manaus leads by 11 points.
Affordability. Manaus 63, Reykjavik 6: Manaus leads by 57 points.
Live music & performing arts. Manaus 54, Reykjavik 45: Manaus leads by 9 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Manaus 20, Reykjavik 88: Reykjavik leads by 68 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Manaus and Reykjavik.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Manaus
43match

Wins on prices and beaches with your weighting.

Reykjavik
44match

Wins on wellness 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
No seasea
12 hdaylight a day

Reykjavik in July

15 °Cdaytime high
9 °Cnight-time low
50 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
11 °Csea
20 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ManausReykjavik

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Manaus: 1991-2020 normals, Manaus (1.7 km from centre). Reykjavik: 1991-2020 normals, Reykjavik (2.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureManausReykjavik
Official languagePortugueseIcelandic
CurrencyBrazilian Real (BRL)Iceland Krona (ISK)
SocketsCN60 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-4UTC
Emergency numberPolice 190, ambulance 192, fire 193112
Elevation92 m8 m
Main airportEduardo Gomes International Airport (MAO)9 km from centre21 non-stop destinationsKeflavik International Airport (KEF)37 km from centre88 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureManausReykjavik
City population2,303,732138,772
People per km²202569
Museums within 10 km1323
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °C-None

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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. 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.