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A canal bridge in autumn, Amsterdam
AmsterdamA canal bridge in autumn
The Mezquita and the Roman bridge, Cordoba
CordobaThe Mezquita and the Roman bridge

Photos: Amsterdam by Hans, Pexels License; Cordoba by Jose María Ligero Loarte, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Amsterdam or Cordoba?

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

  • nightlife
  • families
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Cordoba for

  • prices
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Cordoba’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, Cordoba 14: Amsterdam leads by 11 points.
Food & drink. Amsterdam 58, Cordoba 62: Cordoba leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Amsterdam 82, Cordoba 81: Amsterdam leads by 1 points.
Nightlife. Amsterdam 77, Cordoba 40: Amsterdam leads by 37 points.
Nature & outdoors. Amsterdam 47, Cordoba 45: Amsterdam leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Amsterdam 87, Cordoba 86: Amsterdam leads by 1 points.
Good for families. Amsterdam 72, Cordoba 40: Amsterdam leads by 32 points.
Getting around. Amsterdam 86, Cordoba 68: Amsterdam leads by 18 points.
Shopping & style. Amsterdam 68, Cordoba 38: Amsterdam leads by 30 points.
Affordability. Amsterdam 22, Cordoba 63: Cordoba leads by 41 points.
Live music & performing arts. Amsterdam 78, Cordoba 47: Amsterdam leads by 31 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Amsterdam 42, Cordoba 40: Amsterdam leads by 2 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Amsterdam and Cordoba.

Your match

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

Amsterdam
Best match
62match

Wins on nightlife and families with your weighting.

Cordoba
52match

Wins on prices 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.

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

Cordoba in July

37 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
No seasea
15 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.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Amsterdam: 1991-2020 normals, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (12 km from centre). Cordoba: 1991-2020 normals, Cordoba / Aeropuerto (7.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAmsterdamCordoba
Official languageDutchSpanish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation-2 m120 m
Main airportAmsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)12 km from centre287 non-stop destinationsCórdoba Airport (ODB)8 km from centre3 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureAmsterdamCordoba
City population921,468323,262
People per km²4,208258
Museums within 10 km10116
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km52
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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.