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The Frauenkirche towers and the Mariensäule, Munich
MunichThe Frauenkirche towers and the Mariensäule
The Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower, Nairobi
NairobiThe Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower

Photos: Munich by 0xd1ma, Pexels License; Nairobi by Lmwangi, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Munich or Nairobi?

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 Munich for

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Nairobi for

  • prices
  • nightlife
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Nairobi’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. Munich 28, Nairobi 4: Munich leads by 24 points.
Food & drink. Munich 62, Nairobi 48: Munich leads by 14 points.
Culture & sights. Munich 79, Nairobi 35: Munich leads by 44 points.
Nightlife. Munich 56, Nairobi 58: Nairobi leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Munich 82, Nairobi 84: Nairobi leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Munich 86, Nairobi 28: Munich leads by 58 points.
Good for families. Munich 78, Nairobi 55: Munich leads by 23 points.
Getting around. Munich 86, Nairobi 20: Munich leads by 66 points.
Shopping & style. Munich 72, Nairobi 45: Munich leads by 27 points.
Affordability. Munich 32, Nairobi 60: Nairobi leads by 28 points.
Live music & performing arts. Munich 84, Nairobi 35: Munich leads by 49 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Munich 62, Nairobi 25: Munich leads by 37 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Munich and Nairobi.

Your match

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

Munich
Best match
67match

Wins on getting around and day trips with your weighting.

Nairobi
41match

Wins on prices and nightlife with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Munich in July

25 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
119 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Nairobi in July

24 °Cdaytime high
12 °Cnight-time low
11 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
12 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MunichNairobi

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Munich: 1991-2020 normals, München (1.9 km from centre). Nairobi: 1991-2020 normals, Nairobi ACC/FIC/RCC/MET/COM/ (13.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMunichNairobi
Official languageGermanEnglish, Swahili
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Kenyan Shilling (KES)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzG240 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+3
Emergency number112Police 112/999, ambulance 112/999, fire 112/999
Elevation519 m1,661 m
Main airportMunich Airport (MUC)29 km from centre210 non-stop destinationsJomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)13 km from centre60 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasureMunichNairobi
City population1,505,0365,545,000
People per km²4,8447,967
Museums within 10 km744
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10

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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. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

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.