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The Qasr al-Farid tomb at Hegra near AlUla, AlUla
AlUlaThe Qasr al-Farid tomb at Hegra near AlUla
Skiers among snow-covered firs, Beaver Creek
Beaver CreekSkiers among snow-covered firs

Photos: AlUla by Richard.hargas, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Beaver Creek by Joe Lin, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

AlUla or Beaver Creek?

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 AlUla for

  • culture and sights
  • prices

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

Choose Beaver Creek for

  • getting around
  • families
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Beaver Creek’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. AlUla 3, Beaver Creek 6: Beaver Creek leads by 3 points.
Food & drink. AlUla 28, Beaver Creek 38: Beaver Creek leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. AlUla 70, Beaver Creek 7: AlUla leads by 63 points.
Nightlife. AlUla 5, Beaver Creek 12: Beaver Creek leads by 7 points.
Nature & outdoors. AlUla 72, Beaver Creek 90: Beaver Creek leads by 18 points.
Day trips. AlUla 20, Beaver Creek 40: Beaver Creek leads by 20 points.
Good for families. AlUla 35, Beaver Creek 62: Beaver Creek leads by 27 points.
Getting around. AlUla 15, Beaver Creek 45: Beaver Creek leads by 30 points.
Shopping & style. AlUla 15, Beaver Creek 22: Beaver Creek leads by 7 points.
Affordability. AlUla 18, Beaver Creek 5: AlUla leads by 13 points.
Live music & performing arts. AlUla 28, Beaver Creek 36: Beaver Creek leads by 8 points.
Wellness & relaxation. AlUla 45, Beaver Creek 55: Beaver Creek leads by 10 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: AlUla and Beaver Creek.

Your match

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

AlUla
30match

Wins on culture and sights and prices with your weighting.

Beaver Creek
Best match
35match

Wins on getting around 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.

AlUla in July

43 °Cdaytime high
28 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
14 hdaylight a day

Beaver Creek in July

29 °Cdaytime high
10 °Cnight-time low
31 mmrain in the month
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AlUlaBeaver Creek

Where the figures come from

AlUla has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.

Beaver Creek's temperatures are measured 34 km from the centre, at Eagle County / Gypsum.

Beaver Creek's station stands 268 m below the city centre, so the centre is likely a little cooler than the figures say.

Beaver Creek has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. AlUla: 2010-2025 (rainfall 1991-2020) normals, Alula / Al ‘Ulá (23.7 km from centre). Beaver Creek: 1992-2020 (rainfall 1991-2020) normals, Eagle County / Gypsum (33.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAlUlaBeaver Creek
Official languageArabic-
CurrencySaudi Riyal (SAR)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsG60 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+3UTC-7, UTC-6 in summer
Emergency number112 or 911911
Elevation692 m2,264 m
Main airportAl-Ula International Airport (ULH)24 km from centre8 non-stop destinationsEagle County Regional Airport (EGE)34 km from centre16 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-12 days

By the numbers

MeasureAlUlaBeaver Creek
City population32,413-
Museums within 10 km20
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10

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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. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). 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. Ground elevations sampled from the Mapzen terrain tiles via OpenTopoData, merging SRTM, ASTER, NED, EU-DEM and national sources. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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 2026-11-02. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.