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The Explanada de España, Alicante
AlicanteThe Explanada de España
The Auckland skyline and Sky Tower from the Waitematā Harbour, Auckland
AucklandThe Auckland skyline and Sky Tower from the Waitematā Harbour

Photos: Alicante by Emilio Sánchez Hernández, Pexels License; Auckland by Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain.

Alicante or Auckland?

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 Alicante for

  • prices
  • getting around
  • nightlife

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

Choose Auckland for

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

What lies behind each score is written up on Auckland’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. Alicante 82, Auckland 68: Alicante leads by 14 points.
Food & drink. Alicante 67, Auckland 62: Alicante leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Alicante 46, Auckland 44: Alicante leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Alicante 60, Auckland 42: Alicante leads by 18 points.
Nature & outdoors. Alicante 63, Auckland 83: Auckland leads by 20 points.
Day trips. Alicante 72, Auckland 55: Alicante leads by 17 points.
Good for families. Alicante 68, Auckland 70: Auckland leads by 2 points.
Getting around. Alicante 66, Auckland 42: Alicante leads by 24 points.
Shopping & style. Alicante 44, Auckland 45: Auckland leads by 1 points.
Affordability. Alicante 60, Auckland 32: Alicante leads by 28 points.
Live music & performing arts. Alicante 37, Auckland 45: Auckland leads by 8 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Alicante 40, Auckland 45: Auckland leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Alicante and Auckland.

Your match

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

Alicante
Best match
59match

Wins on prices and getting around with your weighting.

Auckland
53match

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

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Alicante in July

30 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
3 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Auckland in July

14 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
135 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
14 °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

Auckland's station stands 189 m below the city centre, so the centre is likely a little cooler than the figures say.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Alicante: 1991-2020 normals, Alicante (2.8 km from centre). Auckland: 1961-1990 normals, Auckland Aerodrome Aws (17 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAlicanteAuckland
Official languageSpanishEnglish, 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
Elevation3 m196 m
Main airportAlicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport (ALC)10 km from centre126 non-stop destinationsAuckland International Airport (AKL)18 km from centre63 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureAlicanteAuckland
City population366,2211,470,100
People per km²1,8192,630
Museums within 10 km815
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km20
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 months1 month

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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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. 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.