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Skiers at the Albion base of the ski area, Alta, Utah
Alta, UtahSkiers at the Albion base of the ski area
The Auckland skyline and Sky Tower from the Waitematā Harbour, Auckland
AucklandThe Auckland skyline and Sky Tower from the Waitematā Harbour

Photos: Alta, Utah by Sumanch, CC BY 3.0, cropped; Auckland by Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain.

Alta, Utah 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 Alta, Utah for

  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Alta, Utah’s own page.

Choose Auckland for

  • beaches
  • food and drink
  • live music and the arts

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. Alta, Utah 3, Auckland 68: Auckland leads by 65 points.
Food & drink. Alta, Utah 15, Auckland 62: Auckland leads by 47 points.
Culture & sights. Alta, Utah 5, Auckland 44: Auckland leads by 39 points.
Nightlife. Alta, Utah 4, Auckland 42: Auckland leads by 38 points.
Nature & outdoors. Alta, Utah 90, Auckland 83: Alta, Utah leads by 7 points.
Day trips. Alta, Utah 40, Auckland 55: Auckland leads by 15 points.
Good for families. Alta, Utah 30, Auckland 70: Auckland leads by 40 points.
Getting around. Alta, Utah 35, Auckland 42: Auckland leads by 7 points.
Shopping & style. Alta, Utah 4, Auckland 45: Auckland leads by 41 points.
Affordability. Alta, Utah 15, Auckland 32: Auckland leads by 17 points.
Live music & performing arts. Alta, Utah 3, Auckland 45: Auckland leads by 42 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Alta, Utah 35, Auckland 45: Auckland leads by 10 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Alta, Utah and Auckland.

Your match

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

Alta, Utah
23match

Wins on nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

Auckland
Best match
53match

Wins on beaches and food and drink with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Alta, Utah in July

22 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
27 mmrain in the month
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Auckland in July

14 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
135 mmrain in the month
14 °Csea
10 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Alta, UtahAuckland

Where the figures come from

Alta, Utah has no weather station within reach, so its figures come from a gridded climate model rather than a measured record, and read a broad area rather than the city itself.

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. Alta, Utah: 1991-2020 normals, TerraClimate 4 km grid at the town, no weather station within 90 km. Auckland: 1961-1990 normals, Auckland Aerodrome Aws (17 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAlta, UtahAuckland
Official language-English, New Zealand Sign Language, Māori
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzI230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC-7, UTC-6 in summerUTC+12, UTC+13 in summer
Emergency number911111
Elevation2,610 m196 m
Main airportSalt Lake City International Airport (SLC)37 km from centre108 non-stop destinationsAuckland International Airport (AKL)18 km from centre63 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureAlta, UtahAuckland
City population2281,470,100
People per km²192,630
Museums within 10 km015
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C-1 month

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Temperature and rainfall for destinations with no weather station are from the NASA POWER 2001-2020 climatology, derived from MERRA-2. 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). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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. Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. 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.

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 2026-11-02. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.