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The Frauenkirche towers and the Mariensäule, Munich
MunichThe Frauenkirche towers and the Mariensäule
The White Tower from the promenade, Thessaloniki
ThessalonikiThe White Tower from the promenade

Photos: Munich by 0xd1ma, Pexels License; Thessaloniki by Destinygreece, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Munich or Thessaloniki?

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
  • wellness
  • families

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

Choose Thessaloniki for

  • prices
  • beaches
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Thessaloniki’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, Thessaloniki 55: Thessaloniki leads by 27 points.
Food & drink. Munich 62, Thessaloniki 77: Thessaloniki leads by 15 points.
Culture & sights. Munich 79, Thessaloniki 73: Munich leads by 6 points.
Nightlife. Munich 56, Thessaloniki 76: Thessaloniki leads by 20 points.
Nature & outdoors. Munich 82, Thessaloniki 66: Munich leads by 16 points.
Day trips. Munich 86, Thessaloniki 74: Munich leads by 12 points.
Good for families. Munich 78, Thessaloniki 50: Munich leads by 28 points.
Getting around. Munich 86, Thessaloniki 60: Munich leads by 26 points.
Shopping & style. Munich 72, Thessaloniki 50: Munich leads by 22 points.
Affordability. Munich 32, Thessaloniki 66: Thessaloniki leads by 34 points.
Live music & performing arts. Munich 84, Thessaloniki 52: Munich leads by 32 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Munich 62, Thessaloniki 33: Munich leads by 29 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Munich and Thessaloniki.

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 wellness with your weighting.

Thessaloniki
61match

Wins on prices and 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

Thessaloniki in July

32 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
23 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
26 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MunichThessaloniki

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Munich: 1991-2020 normals, München (1.9 km from centre). Thessaloniki: 1991-2020 normals, Thessaloniki Airport (14 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMunichThessaloniki
Official languageGermanGreek
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation519 m6 m
Main airportMunich Airport (MUC)29 km from centre210 non-stop destinationsThessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (SKG)14 km from centre90 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days15 days

By the numbers

MeasureMunichThessaloniki
City population1,505,036309,617
People per km²4,84416,042
Museums within 10 km7432
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. 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.