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The skyline across the water with the Chugach Mountains behind, Anchorage
AnchorageThe skyline across the water with the Chugach Mountains behind
Sint Servaasbrug over the Maas, Maastricht
MaastrichtSint Servaasbrug over the Maas

Photos: Anchorage by Frank K., CC BY 2.0, cropped; Maastricht by Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Anchorage or Maastricht?

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 Anchorage for

  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Maastricht for

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Maastricht’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. Anchorage and Maastricht are level on 8.
Food & drink. Anchorage 40, Maastricht 58: Maastricht leads by 18 points.
Culture & sights. Anchorage 35, Maastricht 60: Maastricht leads by 25 points.
Nightlife. Anchorage 30, Maastricht 42: Maastricht leads by 12 points.
Nature & outdoors. Anchorage 93, Maastricht 58: Anchorage leads by 35 points.
Day trips. Anchorage 33, Maastricht 77: Maastricht leads by 44 points.
Good for families. Anchorage and Maastricht are level on 55.
Getting around. Anchorage 22, Maastricht 74: Maastricht leads by 52 points.
Shopping & style. Anchorage 28, Maastricht 60: Maastricht leads by 32 points.
Affordability. Anchorage 28, Maastricht 38: Maastricht leads by 10 points.
Live music & performing arts. Anchorage 34, Maastricht 40: Maastricht leads by 6 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Anchorage 32, Maastricht 52: Maastricht leads by 20 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Anchorage and Maastricht.

Your match

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

Anchorage
37match

Wins on nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

Maastricht
Best match
52match

Wins on getting around and day trips with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Anchorage in July

20 °Cdaytime high
12 °Cnight-time low
47 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
13 °Csea
18 hdaylight a day

Maastricht in July

24 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
73 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AnchorageMaastricht

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Anchorage: 1991-2020 normals, Anchorage Air Force Base (7 km from centre). Maastricht: 1991-2020 normals, Maastricht Airport Zuid Limburg (10 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAnchorageMaastricht
Official language-Dutch
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-9, UTC-8 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number911112
Elevation31 m49 m
Main airportTed Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)7 km from centre49 non-stop destinationsMaastricht Aachen Airport (MST)9 km from centre5 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureAnchorageMaastricht
City population291,247120,227
People per km²582,000
Museums within 10 km521
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km05
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone-

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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). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.