

Photos: Warsaw by Raymond Petrik, Pexels License; Yokohama by Yoshio Kohara, CC BY 3.0, cropped.
Warsaw or Yokohama?
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 Warsaw for
- nightlife
- culture and sights
- prices
What lies behind each score is written up on Warsaw’s own page.
Choose Yokohama for
- beaches
- day trips
- wellness
What lies behind each score is written up on Yokohama’s own page.
Scoreboard
Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.
What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Warsaw and Yokohama.
Your match
Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.
Wins on nightlife and culture and sights with your weighting.
Wins on beaches and day trips with your weighting.
What matters to you?
When should you go?
Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.
Warsaw in July
Yokohama in July
Daytime high, °C
Rainfall in the month, mm
Where the figures come from
Yokohama's sunshine is measured 29 km from the centre, at Tokyo.
Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Warsaw: 1991-2020 normals, Warszawa-Okecie (7.7 km from centre). Yokohama: 1971-2000 (sunshine 1991-2020) normals, Yokohama (1.6 km from centre).
Before you go
| Measure | Warsaw | Yokohama |
|---|---|---|
| Official language | Polish | Japanese |
| Currency | Zloty (PLN) | Yen (JPY) |
| Sockets | CE50 Hz | AB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the region |
| Driving side | Right | Left |
| Time zone | UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer | UTC+9 |
| Emergency number | 112 | Police 110, fire 119 |
| Elevation | 118 m | 24 m |
| Main airport | Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)8 km from centre172 non-stop destinations | Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND)18 km from centre98 non-stop destinations |
| Public holidays this year | 14 days | 16 days |
By the numbers
| Measure | Warsaw | Yokohama |
|---|---|---|
| City population | 1,862,402 | 3,757,630 |
| People per km² | 3,601 | 8,585 |
| Museums within 10 km | 117 | 38 |
| UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km | 1 | 1 |
| Swim season, months above 21 °C | - | 5 months |
Where else could you go?
Every comparison below shares a destination with this one, so you can follow Warsaw or Yokohama somewhere new.