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The Frauenkirche towers and the Mariensäule, Munich
MunichThe Frauenkirche towers and the Mariensäule
A cobbled street of painted houses in Old San Juan, San Juan
San JuanA cobbled street of painted houses in Old San Juan

Photos: Munich by 0xd1ma, Pexels License; San Juan by Mohan Nannapaneni, Pexels License.

Munich or San Juan?

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 San Juan for

  • beaches
  • nightlife
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on San Juan’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, San Juan 84: San Juan leads by 56 points.
Food & drink. Munich 62, San Juan 66: San Juan leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Munich 79, San Juan 64: Munich leads by 15 points.
Nightlife. Munich 56, San Juan 70: San Juan leads by 14 points.
Nature & outdoors. Munich 82, San Juan 74: Munich leads by 8 points.
Day trips. Munich 86, San Juan 52: Munich leads by 34 points.
Good for families. Munich 78, San Juan 58: Munich leads by 20 points.
Getting around. Munich 86, San Juan 38: Munich leads by 48 points.
Shopping & style. Munich 72, San Juan 50: Munich leads by 22 points.
Affordability. Munich 32, San Juan 38: San Juan leads by 6 points.
Live music & performing arts. Munich 84, San Juan 55: Munich leads by 29 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Munich 62, San Juan 40: Munich leads by 22 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Munich and San Juan.

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.

San Juan
57match

Wins on beaches 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
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

San Juan in July

32 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
153 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
28 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MunichSan Juan

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Munich: 1991-2020 normals, München (1.9 km from centre). San Juan: 1991-2020 normals, San Juan / Int., Puerto Rico (12.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMunichSan Juan
Official languageGermanSpanish, English
CurrencyEuro (EUR)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-4
Emergency number112911
Elevation519 m3 m
Main airportMunich Airport (MUC)29 km from centre210 non-stop destinationsLuis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU)12 km from centre59 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days21 days

By the numbers

MeasureMunichSan Juan
City population1,505,036342,259
People per km²4,8442,847
Museums within 10 km7418
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °C-12 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.