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The Gateway of India under a blue sky, Mumbai
MumbaiThe Gateway of India under a blue sky
The US Capitol, Washington DC
Washington DCThe US Capitol

Photos: Mumbai by Shubam Bhasin, Pexels License; Washington DC by Guohua Song, Pexels License.

Mumbai or Washington DC?

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

  • prices
  • food and drink
  • shopping

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

Choose Washington DC for

  • families
  • getting around
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Washington DC’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, Washington DC 12: Mumbai leads by 6 points.
Food & drink. Mumbai 82, Washington DC 67: Mumbai leads by 15 points.
Culture & sights. Mumbai 70, Washington DC 84: Washington DC leads by 14 points.
Nightlife. Mumbai 52, Washington DC 57: Washington DC leads by 5 points.
Nature & outdoors. Mumbai 55, Washington DC 64: Washington DC leads by 9 points.
Day trips. Mumbai 48, Washington DC 73: Washington DC leads by 25 points.
Good for families. Mumbai 35, Washington DC 73: Washington DC leads by 38 points.
Getting around. Mumbai 38, Washington DC 72: Washington DC leads by 34 points.
Shopping & style. Mumbai 66, Washington DC 52: Mumbai leads by 14 points.
Affordability. Mumbai 72, Washington DC 28: Mumbai leads by 44 points.
Live music & performing arts. Mumbai 55, Washington DC 67: Washington DC leads by 12 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Mumbai 24, Washington DC 26: Washington DC leads by 2 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Mumbai and Washington DC.

Your match

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

Mumbai
51match

Wins on prices and food and drink with your weighting.

Washington DC
Best match
56match

Wins on families 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

Washington DC in July

32 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
108 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
25 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MumbaiWashington DC

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Mumbai: 1991-2020 normals, Bombay / Santacruz (5.4 km from centre). Washington DC: 1991-2020 normals, Washington National Airport (5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMumbaiWashington DC
Official languageHindi, English-
CurrencyIndian Rupee (INR)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCM230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+5:30UTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number108 or 112911
Elevation14 m72 m
Main airportChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)2 km from centre122 non-stop destinationsRonald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)5 km from centre105 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-11 days

By the numbers

MeasureMumbaiWashington DC
City population15,414,288689,545
People per km²25,5633,896
Museums within 10 km198
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km30
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 months3 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.