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The Frauenkirche towers and the Mariensäule, Munich
MunichThe Frauenkirche towers and the Mariensäule
Santo Domingo church behind agaves, Oaxaca
OaxacaSanto Domingo church behind agaves

Photos: Munich by 0xd1ma, Pexels License; Oaxaca by Öskr Rck, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Munich or Oaxaca?

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

  • live music and the arts
  • families
  • getting around

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

Choose Oaxaca for

  • prices
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Oaxaca’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, Oaxaca 5: Munich leads by 23 points.
Food & drink. Munich 62, Oaxaca 84: Oaxaca leads by 22 points.
Culture & sights. Munich 79, Oaxaca 74: Munich leads by 5 points.
Nightlife. Munich 56, Oaxaca 40: Munich leads by 16 points.
Nature & outdoors. Munich 82, Oaxaca 62: Munich leads by 20 points.
Day trips. Munich 86, Oaxaca 65: Munich leads by 21 points.
Good for families. Munich 78, Oaxaca 40: Munich leads by 38 points.
Getting around. Munich 86, Oaxaca 55: Munich leads by 31 points.
Shopping & style. Munich 72, Oaxaca 62: Munich leads by 10 points.
Affordability. Munich 32, Oaxaca 77: Oaxaca leads by 45 points.
Live music & performing arts. Munich 84, Oaxaca 38: Munich leads by 46 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Munich 62, Oaxaca 50: Munich leads by 12 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Munich and Oaxaca.

Your match

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

Munich
Best match
67match

Wins on live music and the arts and families with your weighting.

Oaxaca
54match

Wins on prices and food and drink 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

Oaxaca in July

28 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
80 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MunichOaxaca

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Munich: 1991-2020 normals, München (1.9 km from centre). Oaxaca: 1961-1990 normals, Oaxaca, Oax. (1.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMunichOaxaca
Official languageGermanSpanish, Nahuatl, Yucatec Maya
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Mexican Peso (MXN)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB127 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-6
Emergency number112911
Elevation519 m1,555 m
Main airportMunich Airport (MUC)29 km from centre210 non-stop destinationsXoxocotlán International Airport (OAX)7 km from centre14 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days9 days

By the numbers

MeasureMunichOaxaca
City population1,505,036258,913
People per km²4,8443,028
Museums within 10 km7410
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km12

Where else could you go?

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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. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.