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The Gateway of India under a blue sky, Mumbai
MumbaiThe Gateway of India under a blue sky
The Iguazu Falls in the green jungle, Puerto Iguazu
Puerto IguazuThe Iguazu Falls in the green jungle

Photos: Mumbai by Shubam Bhasin, Pexels License; Puerto Iguazu by Muhammed Ballan, Pexels License.

Mumbai or Puerto Iguazu?

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

  • culture and sights
  • food and drink
  • shopping

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

Choose Puerto Iguazu for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • families
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Puerto Iguazu’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, Puerto Iguazu 5: Mumbai leads by 13 points.
Food & drink. Mumbai 82, Puerto Iguazu 28: Mumbai leads by 54 points.
Culture & sights. Mumbai 70, Puerto Iguazu 9: Mumbai leads by 61 points.
Nightlife. Mumbai 52, Puerto Iguazu 14: Mumbai leads by 38 points.
Nature & outdoors. Mumbai 55, Puerto Iguazu 95: Puerto Iguazu leads by 40 points.
Day trips. Mumbai 48, Puerto Iguazu 33: Mumbai leads by 15 points.
Good for families. Mumbai 35, Puerto Iguazu 55: Puerto Iguazu leads by 20 points.
Getting around. Mumbai 38, Puerto Iguazu 54: Puerto Iguazu leads by 16 points.
Shopping & style. Mumbai 66, Puerto Iguazu 17: Mumbai leads by 49 points.
Affordability. Mumbai 72, Puerto Iguazu 48: Mumbai leads by 24 points.
Live music & performing arts. Mumbai 55, Puerto Iguazu 7: Mumbai leads by 48 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Mumbai 24, Puerto Iguazu 34: Puerto Iguazu leads by 10 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Mumbai and Puerto Iguazu.

Your match

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

Mumbai
Best match
51match

Wins on culture and sights and food and drink with your weighting.

Puerto Iguazu
33match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and families 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

Puerto Iguazu in July

22 °Cdaytime high
11 °Cnight-time low
103 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
No seasea
11 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. Mumbai: 1991-2020 normals, Bombay / Santacruz (5.4 km from centre). Puerto Iguazu: 1991-2020 normals, Iguazu Aerodrome (17.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMumbaiPuerto Iguazu
Official languageHindi, EnglishSpanish
CurrencyIndian Rupee (INR)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsCM230 V, 50 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC+5:30UTC-3
Emergency number108 or 112117 or 911
Elevation14 m162 m
Main airportChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)2 km from centre122 non-stop destinationsCataratas Del Iguazú International Airport (IGR)18 km from centre8 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-16 days

By the numbers

MeasureMumbaiPuerto Iguazu
City population15,414,28854,903
People per km²25,563-
Museums within 10 km10
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km31
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.