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A canal bridge in autumn, Amsterdam
AmsterdamA canal bridge in autumn
Ross Castle on Lough Leane, Killarney
KillarneyRoss Castle on Lough Leane

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

Amsterdam or Killarney?

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

  • culture and sights
  • shopping
  • nightlife

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

Choose Killarney for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Killarney’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, Killarney 22: Amsterdam leads by 3 points.
Food & drink. Amsterdam 58, Killarney 33: Amsterdam leads by 25 points.
Culture & sights. Amsterdam 82, Killarney 28: Amsterdam leads by 54 points.
Nightlife. Amsterdam 77, Killarney 32: Amsterdam leads by 45 points.
Nature & outdoors. Amsterdam 47, Killarney 82: Killarney leads by 35 points.
Day trips. Amsterdam 87, Killarney 58: Amsterdam leads by 29 points.
Good for families. Amsterdam 72, Killarney 42: Amsterdam leads by 30 points.
Getting around. Amsterdam 86, Killarney 47: Amsterdam leads by 39 points.
Shopping & style. Amsterdam 68, Killarney 22: Amsterdam leads by 46 points.
Affordability. Amsterdam 22, Killarney 35: Killarney leads by 13 points.
Live music & performing arts. Amsterdam 78, Killarney 35: Amsterdam leads by 43 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Amsterdam and Killarney are level on 42.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Amsterdam and Killarney.

Your match

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

Amsterdam
Best match
62match

Wins on culture and sights and shopping with your weighting.

Killarney
40match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and prices 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

Killarney in July

18 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
88 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
15 °Csea
16 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.

Killarney's temperatures are measured 53 km from the centre, at Valentia Observatory.

Killarney 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). Killarney: 1991-2020 normals, Valentia Observatory (52.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAmsterdamKillarney
Official languageDutchEnglish, Irish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC, UTC+1 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation-2 m50 m
Main airportAmsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)12 km from centre287 non-stop destinationsKerry Airport (KIR)14 km from centre10 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureAmsterdamKillarney
City population921,46814,412
People per km²4,208-
Museums within 10 km1011
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km50
Swim season, months above 21 °CNoneNone

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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.