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The Frauenkirche towers and the Mariensäule, Munich
MunichThe Frauenkirche towers and the Mariensäule
The red cable car above Wellington, Wellington
WellingtonThe red cable car above Wellington

Photos: Munich by 0xd1ma, Pexels License; Wellington by lumoplank, CC0.

Munich or Wellington?

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
  • wellness

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

Choose Wellington for

  • beaches
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Wellington’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, Wellington 33: Wellington leads by 5 points.
Food & drink. Munich and Wellington are level on 62.
Culture & sights. Munich 79, Wellington 44: Munich leads by 35 points.
Nightlife. Munich 56, Wellington 45: Munich leads by 11 points.
Nature & outdoors. Munich 82, Wellington 78: Munich leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Munich 86, Wellington 40: Munich leads by 46 points.
Good for families. Munich 78, Wellington 62: Munich leads by 16 points.
Getting around. Munich 86, Wellington 68: Munich leads by 18 points.
Shopping & style. Munich 72, Wellington 42: Munich leads by 30 points.
Affordability. Munich 32, Wellington 33: Wellington leads by 1 points.
Live music & performing arts. Munich 84, Wellington 56: Munich leads by 28 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Munich 62, Wellington 30: Munich leads by 32 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Munich and Wellington.

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.

Wellington
49match

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

Wellington in July

12 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
111 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
12 °Csea
10 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Wellington's sunshine is measured 47 km from the centre, at Paraparaumu Aerodrome.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Munich: 1991-2020 normals, München (1.9 km from centre). Wellington: 1961-1990 (sunshine 1991-2020) normals, Wellington Aerodrome Aws (5.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMunichWellington
Official languageGermanEnglish, New Zealand Sign Language, Māori
CurrencyEuro (EUR)New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzI230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+12, UTC+13 in summer
Emergency number112111
Elevation519 m0 m
Main airportMunich Airport (MUC)29 km from centre210 non-stop destinationsWellington International Airport (WLG)5 km from centre20 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureMunichWellington
City population1,505,036216,200
People per km²4,844487
Museums within 10 km7412
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °C-None

Where else could you go?

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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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.