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The Frauenkirche towers and the Mariensäule, Munich
MunichThe Frauenkirche towers and the Mariensäule
Elizabeth Quay and the centre of Perth, Perth
PerthElizabeth Quay and the centre of Perth

Photos: Munich by 0xd1ma, Pexels License; Perth by Samuel Wiki, CC BY 4.0, cropped.

Munich or Perth?

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
  • culture and sights
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Perth for

  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Perth’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, Perth 86: Perth leads by 58 points.
Food & drink. Munich 62, Perth 58: Munich leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Munich 79, Perth 42: Munich leads by 37 points.
Nightlife. Munich 56, Perth 42: Munich leads by 14 points.
Nature & outdoors. Munich 82, Perth 72: Munich leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Munich 86, Perth 48: Munich leads by 38 points.
Good for families. Munich 78, Perth 74: Munich leads by 4 points.
Getting around. Munich 86, Perth 55: Munich leads by 31 points.
Shopping & style. Munich 72, Perth 44: Munich leads by 28 points.
Affordability. Munich 32, Perth 28: Munich leads by 4 points.
Live music & performing arts. Munich 84, Perth 50: Munich leads by 34 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Munich 62, Perth 38: Munich leads by 24 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Munich and Perth.

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 culture and sights with your weighting.

Perth
53match

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

Perth in July

19 °Cdaytime high
8 °Cnight-time low
145 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
20 °Csea
10 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Munich: 1991-2020 normals, München (1.9 km from centre). Perth: 1991-2020 normals, Perth (7.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMunichPerth
Official languageGermanEnglish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Australian Dollar (AUD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzI230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+8
Emergency number112000
Elevation519 m2 m
Main airportMunich Airport (MUC)29 km from centre210 non-stop destinationsPerth International Airport (PER)10 km from centre49 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureMunichPerth
City population1,505,0362,141,834
People per km²4,844334
Museums within 10 km7415
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °C-5 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. 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.