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The Gateway of India under a blue sky, Mumbai
MumbaiThe Gateway of India under a blue sky
The old Hokkaido Government Office and its flower beds, Sapporo
SapporoThe old Hokkaido Government Office and its flower beds

Photos: Mumbai by Shubam Bhasin, Pexels License; Sapporo by Feri88, CC BY 3.0, cropped.

Mumbai or Sapporo?

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
  • prices
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Sapporo for

  • wellness
  • getting around
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Sapporo’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, Sapporo 28: Sapporo leads by 10 points.
Food & drink. Mumbai 82, Sapporo 80: Mumbai leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Mumbai 70, Sapporo 40: Mumbai leads by 30 points.
Nightlife. Mumbai 52, Sapporo 62: Sapporo leads by 10 points.
Nature & outdoors. Mumbai 55, Sapporo 86: Sapporo leads by 31 points.
Day trips. Mumbai 48, Sapporo 64: Sapporo leads by 16 points.
Good for families. Mumbai 35, Sapporo 72: Sapporo leads by 37 points.
Getting around. Mumbai 38, Sapporo 80: Sapporo leads by 42 points.
Shopping & style. Mumbai 66, Sapporo 58: Mumbai leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Mumbai 72, Sapporo 60: Mumbai leads by 12 points.
Live music & performing arts. Mumbai 55, Sapporo 44: Mumbai leads by 11 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Mumbai 24, Sapporo 80: Sapporo leads by 56 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Mumbai and Sapporo.

Your match

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

Mumbai
51match

Wins on culture and sights and prices with your weighting.

Sapporo
Best match
63match

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.

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

Sapporo in July

25 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
91 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
19 °Csea
15 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). Sapporo: 1991-2020 normals, Sapporo (2.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMumbaiSapporo
Official languageHindi, EnglishJapanese
CurrencyIndian Rupee (INR)Yen (JPY)
SocketsCM230 V, 50 HzAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the region
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC+5:30UTC+9
Emergency number108 or 112Police 110, fire 119
Elevation14 m5 m
Main airportChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)2 km from centre122 non-stop destinationsNew Chitose Airport (CTS)42 km from centre42 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-16 days

By the numbers

MeasureMumbaiSapporo
City population15,414,2881,959,313
People per km²25,5631,747
Museums within 10 km133
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km31
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 months1 month

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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.