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The Explanada de España, Alicante
AlicanteThe Explanada de España
Half-timbered houses on the canal, Petite France, Strasbourg
StrasbourgHalf-timbered houses on the canal, Petite France

Photos: Alicante by Emilio Sánchez Hernández, Pexels License; Strasbourg by Edoardo Colombo, Pexels License.

Alicante or Strasbourg?

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

  • beaches
  • nightlife
  • prices

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

Choose Strasbourg for

  • culture and sights
  • live music and the arts
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Strasbourg’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, Strasbourg 10: Alicante leads by 72 points.
Food & drink. Alicante 67, Strasbourg 66: Alicante leads by 1 points.
Culture & sights. Alicante 46, Strasbourg 70: Strasbourg leads by 24 points.
Nightlife. Alicante 60, Strasbourg 40: Alicante leads by 20 points.
Nature & outdoors. Alicante 63, Strasbourg 62: Alicante leads by 1 points.
Day trips. Alicante 72, Strasbourg 80: Strasbourg leads by 8 points.
Good for families. Alicante 68, Strasbourg 66: Alicante leads by 2 points.
Getting around. Alicante 66, Strasbourg 79: Strasbourg leads by 13 points.
Shopping & style. Alicante 44, Strasbourg 52: Strasbourg leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Alicante 60, Strasbourg 44: Alicante leads by 16 points.
Live music & performing arts. Alicante 37, Strasbourg 56: Strasbourg leads by 19 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Alicante 40, Strasbourg 55: Strasbourg leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Alicante and Strasbourg.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Alicante
59match

Wins on beaches and nightlife with your weighting.

Strasbourg
57match

Wins on culture and sights 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

Strasbourg in July

26 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
72 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Alicante: 1991-2020 normals, Alicante (2.8 km from centre). Strasbourg: 1991-2020 normals, Strasbourg (9.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAlicanteStrasbourg
Official languageSpanishFrench
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation3 m132 m
Main airportAlicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport (ALC)10 km from centre126 non-stop destinationsStrasbourg Airport (SXB)10 km from centre43 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureAlicanteStrasbourg
City population366,221293,771
People per km²1,8193,752
Museums within 10 km821
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km21
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 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. 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. 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.