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A canal bridge in autumn, Amsterdam
AmsterdamA canal bridge in autumn
The clock tower in the old town, Kotor
KotorThe clock tower in the old town

Photos: Amsterdam by Hans, Pexels License; Kotor by Muhammed Fatih Beki, Pexels License.

Amsterdam or Kotor?

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

  • live music and the arts
  • shopping
  • nightlife

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

Choose Kotor for

  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Kotor’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, Kotor 57: Kotor leads by 32 points.
Food & drink. Amsterdam 58, Kotor 37: Amsterdam leads by 21 points.
Culture & sights. Amsterdam 82, Kotor 55: Amsterdam leads by 27 points.
Nightlife. Amsterdam 77, Kotor 30: Amsterdam leads by 47 points.
Nature & outdoors. Amsterdam 47, Kotor 80: Kotor leads by 33 points.
Day trips. Amsterdam 87, Kotor 72: Amsterdam leads by 15 points.
Good for families. Amsterdam 72, Kotor 36: Amsterdam leads by 36 points.
Getting around. Amsterdam 86, Kotor 48: Amsterdam leads by 38 points.
Shopping & style. Amsterdam 68, Kotor 20: Amsterdam leads by 48 points.
Affordability. Amsterdam 22, Kotor 57: Kotor leads by 35 points.
Live music & performing arts. Amsterdam 78, Kotor 20: Amsterdam leads by 58 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Amsterdam 42, Kotor 24: Amsterdam leads by 18 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Amsterdam and Kotor.

Your match

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

Amsterdam
Best match
62match

Wins on live music and the arts and shopping with your weighting.

Kotor
45match

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

Kotor in July

31 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
39 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
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.

Kotor 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.

Kotor's sunshine is measured 42 km from the centre, at Podgorica-Grad.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Amsterdam: 1991-2020 normals, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (12 km from centre). Kotor: 1991-2020 normals, Tivat (4.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAmsterdamKotor
Official languageDutchMontenegrin
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 m10 m
Main airportAmsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)12 km from centre287 non-stop destinationsTivat Airport (TIV)5 km from centre42 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days-

By the numbers

MeasureAmsterdamKotor
City population921,468562
People per km²4,208-
Museums within 10 km1013
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km53
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone5 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. Ground elevations sampled from the Mapzen terrain tiles via OpenTopoData, merging SRTM, ASTER, NED, EU-DEM and national sources. 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.