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A canal bridge in autumn, Amsterdam
AmsterdamA canal bridge in autumn
The Santa Catalina arch below Volcan de Agua, Antigua Guatemala
Antigua GuatemalaThe Santa Catalina arch below Volcan de Agua

Photos: Amsterdam by Hans, Pexels License; Antigua Guatemala by Chad Davis, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Amsterdam or Antigua Guatemala?

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 Amsterdam for

  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife
  • families

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

Choose Antigua Guatemala for

  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Antigua Guatemala’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. Amsterdam 25, Antigua Guatemala 6: Amsterdam leads by 19 points.
Food & drink. Amsterdam 58, Antigua Guatemala 48: Amsterdam leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Amsterdam 82, Antigua Guatemala 68: Amsterdam leads by 14 points.
Nightlife. Amsterdam 77, Antigua Guatemala 34: Amsterdam leads by 43 points.
Nature & outdoors. Amsterdam 47, Antigua Guatemala 78: Antigua Guatemala leads by 31 points.
Day trips. Amsterdam 87, Antigua Guatemala 55: Amsterdam leads by 32 points.
Good for families. Amsterdam 72, Antigua Guatemala 38: Amsterdam leads by 34 points.
Getting around. Amsterdam 86, Antigua Guatemala 60: Amsterdam leads by 26 points.
Shopping & style. Amsterdam 68, Antigua Guatemala 45: Amsterdam leads by 23 points.
Affordability. Amsterdam 22, Antigua Guatemala 67: Antigua Guatemala leads by 45 points.
Live music & performing arts. Amsterdam 78, Antigua Guatemala 22: Amsterdam leads by 56 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Amsterdam and Antigua Guatemala are level on 42.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Amsterdam and Antigua Guatemala.

Your match

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

Amsterdam
Best match
62match

Wins on live music and the arts and nightlife with your weighting.

Antigua Guatemala
47match

Wins on prices and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Amsterdam in July

22 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
84 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
17 °Csea
16 hdaylight a day

Antigua Guatemala in July

25 °Cdaytime high
17 °Cnight-time low
188 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
No seasea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AmsterdamAntigua Guatemala

Where the figures come from

Amsterdam 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.

Amsterdam's sunshine is measured 35 km from the centre, at De Bilt.

Antigua Guatemala 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. Amsterdam: 1991-2020 normals, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (12 km from centre). Antigua Guatemala: 1998-2020 (rainfall 1991-2020) normals, Guatemala Aeropuertola Aurora (23.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAmsterdamAntigua Guatemala
Official languageDutchSpanish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Quetzal (GTQ)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-6
Emergency number112Police 110/120, ambulance 128, fire 123
Elevation-2 m1,582 m
Main airportAmsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)12 km from centre287 non-stop destinationsLa Aurora International Airport (GUA)22 km from centre19 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureAmsterdamAntigua Guatemala
City population921,46859,091
People per km²4,208-
Museums within 10 km1012
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km51
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone-

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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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.