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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
A skier in powder among snow-covered firs at Marmot Basin, Jasper
JasperA skier in powder among snow-covered firs at Marmot Basin

Photos: Alta, Utah by Sumanch, CC BY 3.0, cropped; Jasper by Marmot Basin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Alta, Utah or Jasper?

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

  • day trips
  • getting around

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

Choose Jasper for

  • beaches
  • families
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Jasper’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, Jasper 25: Jasper leads by 22 points.
Food & drink. Alta, Utah 15, Jasper 22: Jasper leads by 7 points.
Culture & sights. Alta, Utah 5, Jasper 10: Jasper leads by 5 points.
Nightlife. Alta, Utah 4, Jasper 14: Jasper leads by 10 points.
Nature & outdoors. Alta, Utah 90, Jasper 95: Jasper leads by 5 points.
Day trips. Alta, Utah 40, Jasper 8: Alta, Utah leads by 32 points.
Good for families. Alta, Utah 30, Jasper 42: Jasper leads by 12 points.
Getting around. Alta, Utah 35, Jasper 18: Alta, Utah leads by 17 points.
Shopping & style. Alta, Utah 4, Jasper 12: Jasper leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Alta, Utah 15, Jasper 20: Jasper leads by 5 points.
Live music & performing arts. Alta, Utah 3, Jasper 7: Jasper leads by 4 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Alta, Utah 35, Jasper 46: Jasper leads by 11 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Alta, Utah and Jasper.

Your match

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

Alta, Utah
23match

Wins on day trips and getting around with your weighting.

Jasper
Best match
27match

Wins on beaches and families 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
15 hdaylight a day

Jasper in July

24 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
50 mmrain in the month
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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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.

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. Jasper: 1991-2020 normals, Jasper Warden (7.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAlta, UtahJasper
Official language-French, English
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-7, UTC-6 in summerUTC-7, UTC-6 in summer
Emergency number911911
Elevation2,610 m1,060 m
Main airportSalt Lake City International Airport (SLC)37 km from centre108 non-stop destinationsEdmonton International Airport (YEG)304 km from centre52 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureAlta, UtahJasper
City population2284,738
People per km²195
Museums within 10 km01
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00

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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. 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.