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A canal bridge in autumn, Amsterdam
AmsterdamA canal bridge in autumn
Patrika Gate, Jaipur
JaipurPatrika Gate

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

Amsterdam or Jaipur?

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
  • nightlife
  • families

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

Choose Jaipur for

  • prices
  • food and drink
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Jaipur’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, Jaipur 3: Amsterdam leads by 22 points.
Food & drink. Amsterdam 58, Jaipur 66: Jaipur leads by 8 points.
Culture & sights. Amsterdam 82, Jaipur 80: Amsterdam leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Amsterdam 77, Jaipur 25: Amsterdam leads by 52 points.
Nature & outdoors. Amsterdam 47, Jaipur 38: Amsterdam leads by 9 points.
Day trips. Amsterdam 87, Jaipur 55: Amsterdam leads by 32 points.
Good for families. Amsterdam 72, Jaipur 25: Amsterdam leads by 47 points.
Getting around. Amsterdam 86, Jaipur 30: Amsterdam leads by 56 points.
Shopping & style. Amsterdam 68, Jaipur 74: Jaipur leads by 6 points.
Affordability. Amsterdam 22, Jaipur 88: Jaipur leads by 66 points.
Live music & performing arts. Amsterdam 78, Jaipur 35: Amsterdam leads by 43 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Amsterdam 42, Jaipur 28: Amsterdam leads by 14 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Amsterdam and Jaipur.

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 nightlife with your weighting.

Jaipur
46match

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

Jaipur in July

36 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
195 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.

Jaipur 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). Jaipur: 1993-2020 (rainfall 1991-2020) normals, Jaipur / Sanganer (11.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAmsterdamJaipur
Official languageDutchHindi, English
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Indian Rupee (INR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+5:30
Emergency number112108 or 112
Elevation-2 m431 m
Main airportAmsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)12 km from centre287 non-stop destinationsJaipur International Airport (JAI)10 km from centre27 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days-

By the numbers

MeasureAmsterdamJaipur
City population921,4683,073,350
People per km²4,208-
Museums within 10 km1016
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km53
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.