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A canal bridge in autumn, Amsterdam
AmsterdamA canal bridge in autumn
The Georgia State Capitol, Atlanta
AtlantaThe Georgia State Capitol

Photos: Amsterdam by Hans, Pexels License; Atlanta by DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Amsterdam or Atlanta?

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

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Atlanta for

  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Atlanta’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, Atlanta 10: Amsterdam leads by 15 points.
Food & drink. Amsterdam 58, Atlanta 68: Atlanta leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Amsterdam 82, Atlanta 55: Amsterdam leads by 27 points.
Nightlife. Amsterdam 77, Atlanta 65: Amsterdam leads by 12 points.
Nature & outdoors. Amsterdam 47, Atlanta 60: Atlanta leads by 13 points.
Day trips. Amsterdam 87, Atlanta 52: Amsterdam leads by 35 points.
Good for families. Amsterdam 72, Atlanta 70: Amsterdam leads by 2 points.
Getting around. Amsterdam 86, Atlanta 28: Amsterdam leads by 58 points.
Shopping & style. Amsterdam 68, Atlanta 50: Amsterdam leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Amsterdam 22, Atlanta 40: Atlanta leads by 18 points.
Live music & performing arts. Amsterdam 78, Atlanta 62: Amsterdam leads by 16 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Amsterdam 42, Atlanta 33: Amsterdam leads by 9 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Amsterdam and Atlanta.

Your match

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

Amsterdam
Best match
62match

Wins on getting around and day trips with your weighting.

Atlanta
49match

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

Atlanta in July

32 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
120 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
No seasea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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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.

Atlanta 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). Atlanta: 2006-2020 (rainfall 1991-2020) normals, Atlanta / Carroll Heights (12.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAmsterdamAtlanta
Official languageDutch-
CurrencyEuro (EUR)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation-2 m225 m
Main airportAmsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)12 km from centre287 non-stop destinationsHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)14 km from centre238 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureAmsterdamAtlanta
City population921,468498,715
People per km²4,2081,433
Museums within 10 km10127
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km50
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. 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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.