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A canal bridge in autumn, Amsterdam
AmsterdamA canal bridge in autumn
The old town hall, Boca Raton
Boca RatonThe old town hall

Photos: Amsterdam by Hans, Pexels License; Boca Raton by Spudgun67, CC0.

Amsterdam or Boca Raton?

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
  • culture and sights
  • nightlife

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

Choose Boca Raton for

  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Boca Raton’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, Boca Raton 82: Boca Raton leads by 57 points.
Food & drink. Amsterdam 58, Boca Raton 44: Amsterdam leads by 14 points.
Culture & sights. Amsterdam 82, Boca Raton 28: Amsterdam leads by 54 points.
Nightlife. Amsterdam 77, Boca Raton 32: Amsterdam leads by 45 points.
Nature & outdoors. Amsterdam 47, Boca Raton 50: Boca Raton leads by 3 points.
Day trips. Amsterdam 87, Boca Raton 60: Amsterdam leads by 27 points.
Good for families. Amsterdam 72, Boca Raton 62: Amsterdam leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Amsterdam 86, Boca Raton 18: Amsterdam leads by 68 points.
Shopping & style. Amsterdam 68, Boca Raton 54: Amsterdam leads by 14 points.
Affordability. Amsterdam and Boca Raton are level on 22.
Live music & performing arts. Amsterdam 78, Boca Raton 33: Amsterdam leads by 45 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Amsterdam and Boca Raton are level on 42.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Amsterdam and Boca Raton.

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 culture and sights with your weighting.

Boca Raton
44match

Wins on beaches 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

Boca Raton in July

32 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
191 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
29 °Csea
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.

Boca Raton 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). Boca Raton: 2006-2020 (rainfall 1991-2020) normals, Pompano Beach / Kendall Green (13.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAmsterdamBoca Raton
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 m4 m
Main airportAmsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)12 km from centre287 non-stop destinationsFort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (FLL)33 km from centre138 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureAmsterdamBoca Raton
City population921,46897,422
People per km²4,2081,203
Museums within 10 km1015
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km50
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone12 months

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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 2026-11-02. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.