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The Gateway of India under a blue sky, Mumbai
MumbaiThe Gateway of India under a blue sky
The Riverwalk and the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, Wilmington
WilmingtonThe Riverwalk and the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge

Photos: Mumbai by Shubam Bhasin, Pexels License; Wilmington by Unexpected Snacks, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Mumbai or Wilmington?

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

  • food and drink
  • shopping
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Wilmington for

  • beaches
  • families
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Wilmington’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, Wilmington 73: Wilmington leads by 55 points.
Food & drink. Mumbai 82, Wilmington 48: Mumbai leads by 34 points.
Culture & sights. Mumbai 70, Wilmington 40: Mumbai leads by 30 points.
Nightlife. Mumbai 52, Wilmington 40: Mumbai leads by 12 points.
Nature & outdoors. Mumbai 55, Wilmington 58: Wilmington leads by 3 points.
Day trips. Mumbai 48, Wilmington 45: Mumbai leads by 3 points.
Good for families. Mumbai 35, Wilmington 62: Wilmington leads by 27 points.
Getting around. Mumbai 38, Wilmington 28: Mumbai leads by 10 points.
Shopping & style. Mumbai 66, Wilmington 33: Mumbai leads by 33 points.
Affordability. Mumbai 72, Wilmington 42: Mumbai leads by 30 points.
Live music & performing arts. Mumbai 55, Wilmington 40: Mumbai leads by 15 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Mumbai 24, Wilmington 33: Wilmington leads by 9 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Mumbai and Wilmington.

Your match

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

Mumbai
Best match
51match

Wins on food and drink and shopping with your weighting.

Wilmington
45match

Wins on beaches 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

Wilmington in July

32 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
174 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
27 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MumbaiWilmington

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Mumbai: 1991-2020 normals, Bombay / Santacruz (5.4 km from centre). Wilmington: 1991-2020 normals, Wilmington / The Palms Mobile Home Park (5.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMumbaiWilmington
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 m9 m
Main airportChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)2 km from centre122 non-stop destinationsWilmington International Airport (ILM)5 km from centre25 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-14 days

By the numbers

MeasureMumbaiWilmington
City population15,414,288115,451
People per km²25,563839
Museums within 10 km12
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km30
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. 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 2026-11-02. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.