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A canal bridge in autumn, Amsterdam
AmsterdamA canal bridge in autumn
The Cap Spartel lighthouse among palms, Tangier
TangierThe Cap Spartel lighthouse among palms

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

Amsterdam or Tangier?

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
  • getting around

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

Choose Tangier for

  • prices
  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Tangier’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, Tangier 50: Tangier leads by 25 points.
Food & drink. Amsterdam and Tangier are level on 58.
Culture & sights. Amsterdam 82, Tangier 57: Amsterdam leads by 25 points.
Nightlife. Amsterdam 77, Tangier 30: Amsterdam leads by 47 points.
Nature & outdoors. Amsterdam 47, Tangier 55: Tangier leads by 8 points.
Day trips. Amsterdam 87, Tangier 72: Amsterdam leads by 15 points.
Good for families. Amsterdam 72, Tangier 35: Amsterdam leads by 37 points.
Getting around. Amsterdam 86, Tangier 40: Amsterdam leads by 46 points.
Shopping & style. Amsterdam 68, Tangier 42: Amsterdam leads by 26 points.
Affordability. Amsterdam 22, Tangier 76: Tangier leads by 54 points.
Live music & performing arts. Amsterdam 78, Tangier 28: Amsterdam leads by 50 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Amsterdam 42, Tangier 50: Tangier leads by 8 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Amsterdam and Tangier.

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.

Tangier
49match

Wins on prices and beaches 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

Tangier in July

29 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
22 °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.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Amsterdam: 1991-2020 normals, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (12 km from centre). Tangier: 1991-2020 normals, Tanger Aerodrome (9.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAmsterdamTangier
Official languageDutchArabic, Standard Moroccan Tamazight
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Moroccan Dirham (MAD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCE50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1
Emergency number112Police 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15
Elevation-2 m56 m
Main airportAmsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)12 km from centre287 non-stop destinationsTangier Ibn Battuta Airport (TNG)11 km from centre50 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureAmsterdamTangier
City population921,4681,275,428
People per km²4,2086,393
Museums within 10 km1016
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km51
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone3 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.