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A canal bridge in autumn, Amsterdam
AmsterdamA canal bridge in autumn
The old town from the sea, Rovinj
RovinjThe old town from the sea

Photos: Amsterdam by Hans, Pexels License; Rovinj by Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Amsterdam or Rovinj?

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
  • nightlife
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Rovinj for

  • beaches
  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Rovinj’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, Rovinj 70: Rovinj leads by 45 points.
Food & drink. Amsterdam 58, Rovinj 50: Amsterdam leads by 8 points.
Culture & sights. Amsterdam 82, Rovinj 38: Amsterdam leads by 44 points.
Nightlife. Amsterdam 77, Rovinj 25: Amsterdam leads by 52 points.
Nature & outdoors. Amsterdam 47, Rovinj 60: Rovinj leads by 13 points.
Day trips. Amsterdam 87, Rovinj 68: Amsterdam leads by 19 points.
Good for families. Amsterdam 72, Rovinj 52: Amsterdam leads by 20 points.
Getting around. Amsterdam 86, Rovinj 55: Amsterdam leads by 31 points.
Shopping & style. Amsterdam 68, Rovinj 28: Amsterdam leads by 40 points.
Affordability. Amsterdam 22, Rovinj 36: Rovinj leads by 14 points.
Live music & performing arts. Amsterdam 78, Rovinj 15: Amsterdam leads by 63 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Amsterdam and Rovinj are level on 42.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Amsterdam and Rovinj.

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 nightlife with your weighting.

Rovinj
45match

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

Rovinj in July

29 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
44 mmrain in the month
10 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.

Rovinj's temperatures are measured 64 km from the centre, at Trieste.

Rovinj 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). Rovinj: 1991-2020 normals, Trieste (63.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAmsterdamRovinj
Official languageDutchCroatian
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 m0 m
Main airportAmsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)12 km from centre287 non-stop destinationsPula Airport (PUY)31 km from centre34 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureAmsterdamRovinj
City population921,46812,968
People per km²4,208-
Museums within 10 km1011
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km51
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone4 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. 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.