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The Frauenkirche towers and the Mariensäule, Munich
MunichThe Frauenkirche towers and the Mariensäule
The skyline reflected in the water, The Hague
The HagueThe skyline reflected in the water

Photos: Munich by 0xd1ma, Pexels License; The Hague by Bráulio jardim, Pexels License.

Munich or The Hague?

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

  • nature and the outdoors
  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife

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

Choose The Hague for

  • beaches
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on The Hague’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, The Hague 38: The Hague leads by 10 points.
Food & drink. Munich 62, The Hague 48: Munich leads by 14 points.
Culture & sights. Munich 79, The Hague 66: Munich leads by 13 points.
Nightlife. Munich 56, The Hague 38: Munich leads by 18 points.
Nature & outdoors. Munich 82, The Hague 52: Munich leads by 30 points.
Day trips. Munich and The Hague are level on 86.
Good for families. Munich 78, The Hague 72: Munich leads by 6 points.
Getting around. Munich 86, The Hague 78: Munich leads by 8 points.
Shopping & style. Munich 72, The Hague 55: Munich leads by 17 points.
Affordability. Munich 32, The Hague 35: The Hague leads by 3 points.
Live music & performing arts. Munich 84, The Hague 58: Munich leads by 26 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Munich 62, The Hague 45: Munich leads by 17 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Munich and The Hague.

Your match

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

Munich
Best match
67match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and live music and the arts with your weighting.

The Hague
56match

Wins on beaches and prices 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

The Hague in July

21 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
78 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

The Hague has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.

The Hague's sunshine is measured 60 km from the centre, at De Bilt.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Munich: 1991-2020 normals, München (1.9 km from centre). The Hague: 1991-2020 normals, Valkenburg (13.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMunichThe Hague
Official languageGermanDutch
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation519 m1 m
Main airportMunich Airport (MUC)29 km from centre210 non-stop destinationsRotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)16 km from centre53 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureMunichThe Hague
City population1,505,036548,320
People per km²4,8445,589
Museums within 10 km7454
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km14
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. 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.