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The Frauenkirche towers and the Mariensäule, Munich
MunichThe Frauenkirche towers and the Mariensäule
The Opera House on the fjord, Oslo
OsloThe Opera House on the fjord

Photos: Munich by 0xd1ma, Pexels License; Oslo by Beata May, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Munich or Oslo?

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

  • day trips
  • shopping
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Oslo for

  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Oslo’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, Oslo 36: Oslo leads by 8 points.
Food & drink. Munich 62, Oslo 55: Munich leads by 7 points.
Culture & sights. Munich 79, Oslo 66: Munich leads by 13 points.
Nightlife. Munich 56, Oslo 48: Munich leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Munich and Oslo are level on 82.
Day trips. Munich 86, Oslo 52: Munich leads by 34 points.
Good for families. Munich 78, Oslo 63: Munich leads by 15 points.
Getting around. Munich 86, Oslo 85: Munich leads by 1 points.
Shopping & style. Munich 72, Oslo 50: Munich leads by 22 points.
Affordability. Munich 32, Oslo 14: Munich leads by 18 points.
Live music & performing arts. Munich 84, Oslo 62: Munich leads by 22 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Munich 62, Oslo 60: Munich leads by 2 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Munich and Oslo.

Your match

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

Munich
Best match
67match

Wins on day trips and shopping with your weighting.

Oslo
56match

Wins on beaches 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
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Oslo in July

23 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
86 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
18 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MunichOslo

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Munich: 1991-2020 normals, München (1.9 km from centre). Oslo: 1991-2020 normals, Oslo-Blindern (4.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMunichOslo
Official languageGermanNorwegian, Nynorsk, Bokmål, Sámi
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Norwegian Krone (NOK)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112Police 112, ambulance 113, fire 110
Elevation519 m23 m
Main airportMunich Airport (MUC)29 km from centre210 non-stop destinationsOslo-Gardermoen International Airport (OSL)37 km from centre147 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureMunichOslo
City population1,505,036717,710
People per km²4,844-
Museums within 10 km7460
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °C-None

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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.