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The Gateway of India under a blue sky, Mumbai
MumbaiThe Gateway of India under a blue sky
Santo Domingo church behind agaves, Oaxaca
OaxacaSanto Domingo church behind agaves

Photos: Mumbai by Shubam Bhasin, Pexels License; Oaxaca by Öskr Rck, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Mumbai or Oaxaca?

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 Mumbai for

  • live music and the arts
  • beaches
  • nightlife

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

Choose Oaxaca for

  • wellness
  • day trips
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Oaxaca’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. Mumbai 18, Oaxaca 5: Mumbai leads by 13 points.
Food & drink. Mumbai 82, Oaxaca 84: Oaxaca leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Mumbai 70, Oaxaca 74: Oaxaca leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Mumbai 52, Oaxaca 40: Mumbai leads by 12 points.
Nature & outdoors. Mumbai 55, Oaxaca 62: Oaxaca leads by 7 points.
Day trips. Mumbai 48, Oaxaca 65: Oaxaca leads by 17 points.
Good for families. Mumbai 35, Oaxaca 40: Oaxaca leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Mumbai 38, Oaxaca 55: Oaxaca leads by 17 points.
Shopping & style. Mumbai 66, Oaxaca 62: Mumbai leads by 4 points.
Affordability. Mumbai 72, Oaxaca 77: Oaxaca leads by 5 points.
Live music & performing arts. Mumbai 55, Oaxaca 38: Mumbai leads by 17 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Mumbai 24, Oaxaca 50: Oaxaca leads by 26 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Mumbai and Oaxaca.

Your match

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

Mumbai
51match

Wins on live music and the arts and beaches with your weighting.

Oaxaca
Best match
54match

Wins on wellness and day trips with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

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

Oaxaca in July

28 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
80 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
No seasea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MumbaiOaxaca

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Mumbai: 1991-2020 normals, Bombay / Santacruz (5.4 km from centre). Oaxaca: 1961-1990 normals, Oaxaca, Oax. (1.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMumbaiOaxaca
Official languageHindi, EnglishSpanish, Nahuatl, Yucatec Maya
CurrencyIndian Rupee (INR)Mexican Peso (MXN)
SocketsCM230 V, 50 HzAB127 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+5:30UTC-6
Emergency number108 or 112911
Elevation14 m1,555 m
Main airportChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)2 km from centre122 non-stop destinationsXoxocotlán International Airport (OAX)7 km from centre14 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-9 days

By the numbers

MeasureMumbaiOaxaca
City population15,414,288258,913
People per km²25,5633,028
Museums within 10 km110
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km32
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). 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. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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.