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The Gateway of India under a blue sky, Mumbai
MumbaiThe Gateway of India under a blue sky
Valletta from the water, Valletta
VallettaValletta from the water

Photos: Mumbai by Shubam Bhasin, Pexels License; Valletta by Pho Tomass, Pexels License.

Mumbai or Valletta?

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

  • shopping
  • food and drink
  • prices

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

Choose Valletta for

  • beaches
  • day trips
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Valletta’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, Valletta 68: Valletta leads by 50 points.
Food & drink. Mumbai 82, Valletta 55: Mumbai leads by 27 points.
Culture & sights. Mumbai 70, Valletta 76: Valletta leads by 6 points.
Nightlife. Mumbai 52, Valletta 46: Mumbai leads by 6 points.
Nature & outdoors. Mumbai 55, Valletta 56: Valletta leads by 1 points.
Day trips. Mumbai 48, Valletta 76: Valletta leads by 28 points.
Good for families. Mumbai 35, Valletta 58: Valletta leads by 23 points.
Getting around. Mumbai 38, Valletta 62: Valletta leads by 24 points.
Shopping & style. Mumbai 66, Valletta 38: Mumbai leads by 28 points.
Affordability. Mumbai 72, Valletta 50: Mumbai leads by 22 points.
Live music & performing arts. Mumbai 55, Valletta 44: Mumbai leads by 11 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Mumbai 24, Valletta 32: Valletta leads by 8 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Mumbai and Valletta.

Your match

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

Mumbai
51match

Wins on shopping and food and drink with your weighting.

Valletta
Best match
55match

Wins on beaches 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

Valletta in July

32 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
14 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). Valletta: 1991-2020 normals, Luqa (5.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMumbaiValletta
Official languageHindi, EnglishEnglish, Maltese
CurrencyIndian Rupee (INR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCM230 V, 50 HzG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC+5:30UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number108 or 112112
Elevation14 m56 m
Main airportChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)2 km from centre122 non-stop destinationsMalta International Airport (MLA)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-14 days

By the numbers

MeasureMumbaiValletta
City population15,414,2885,197
People per km²25,5636,496
Museums within 10 km116
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km33
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 months6 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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.