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A canal bridge in autumn, Amsterdam
AmsterdamA canal bridge in autumn
The SkyWheel by the beach, Myrtle Beach
Myrtle BeachThe SkyWheel by the beach

Photos: Amsterdam by Hans, Pexels License; Myrtle Beach by The ed17, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Amsterdam or Myrtle Beach?

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
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Myrtle Beach for

  • beaches
  • prices
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Myrtle Beach’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, Myrtle Beach 84: Myrtle Beach leads by 59 points.
Food & drink. Amsterdam 58, Myrtle Beach 38: Amsterdam leads by 20 points.
Culture & sights. Amsterdam 82, Myrtle Beach 20: Amsterdam leads by 62 points.
Nightlife. Amsterdam 77, Myrtle Beach 42: Amsterdam leads by 35 points.
Nature & outdoors. Amsterdam 47, Myrtle Beach 46: Amsterdam leads by 1 points.
Day trips. Amsterdam 87, Myrtle Beach 50: Amsterdam leads by 37 points.
Good for families. Amsterdam 72, Myrtle Beach 80: Myrtle Beach leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Amsterdam 86, Myrtle Beach 18: Amsterdam leads by 68 points.
Shopping & style. Amsterdam 68, Myrtle Beach 38: Amsterdam leads by 30 points.
Affordability. Amsterdam 22, Myrtle Beach 52: Myrtle Beach leads by 30 points.
Live music & performing arts. Amsterdam 78, Myrtle Beach 30: Amsterdam leads by 48 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Amsterdam 42, Myrtle Beach 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 Myrtle Beach.

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.

Myrtle Beach
44match

Wins on beaches 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

Myrtle Beach in July

31 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
172 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
28 °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.

Myrtle Beach 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). Myrtle Beach: 1971-2000 (rainfall 1991-2020) normals, Myrtle Beach Air Force Base (5.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAmsterdamMyrtle Beach
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 m8 m
Main airportAmsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)12 km from centre287 non-stop destinationsMyrtle Beach International Airport (MYR)5 km from centre60 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureAmsterdamMyrtle Beach
City population921,46835,682
People per km²4,208591
Museums within 10 km1012
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km50
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone6 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.