Photos: Alta, Utah by Sumanch, CC BY 3.0, cropped; Queenstown by Robert Linsdell, CC BY 2.0, cropped.
Alta, Utah or Queenstown?
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
Alta, Utah does not lead in any category we score.
What lies behind each score is written up on Alta, Utah’s own page.
Choose Queenstown for
- nightlife
- food and drink
- families
What lies behind each score is written up on Queenstown’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: Alta, Utah and Queenstown.
Your match
Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.
Has no clear advantage with the weighting you have chosen.
Wins on nightlife 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
Queenstown in July
Daytime high, °C
Rainfall in the month, mm
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.
Queenstown 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. Queenstown: 1991-2020 normals, TerraClimate 4 km grid at the town, no weather station within 90 km.
Before you go
| Measure | Alta, Utah | Queenstown |
|---|---|---|
| Official language | - | English, New Zealand Sign Language, Māori |
| Currency | US Dollar (USD) | New Zealand Dollar (NZD) |
| Sockets | AB120 V, 60 Hz | I230 V, 50 Hz |
| Driving side | Right | Left |
| Time zone | UTC-7, UTC-6 in summer | UTC+12, UTC+13 in summer |
| Emergency number | 911 | 111 |
| Elevation | 2,610 m | 324 m |
| Main airport | Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)37 km from centre108 non-stop destinations | Queenstown Airport (ZQN)7 km from centre7 non-stop destinations |
| Public holidays this year | 12 days | 12 days |
By the numbers
| Measure | Alta, Utah | Queenstown |
|---|---|---|
| City population | 228 | 29,000 |
| People per km² | 19 | - |
| Museums within 10 km | 0 | 0 |
| UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km | 0 | 0 |
Where else could you go?
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