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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
The Teatro Amazonas, Manaus
ManausThe Teatro Amazonas

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

Anchorage or Manaus?

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

  • day trips
  • families
  • wellness

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

Choose Manaus for

  • prices
  • beaches
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Manaus’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 8, Manaus 38: Manaus leads by 30 points.
Food & drink. Anchorage 40, Manaus 56: Manaus leads by 16 points.
Culture & sights. Anchorage 35, Manaus 46: Manaus leads by 11 points.
Nightlife. Anchorage 30, Manaus 42: Manaus leads by 12 points.
Nature & outdoors. Anchorage 93, Manaus 86: Anchorage leads by 7 points.
Day trips. Anchorage 33, Manaus 12: Anchorage leads by 21 points.
Good for families. Anchorage 55, Manaus 35: Anchorage leads by 20 points.
Getting around. Anchorage 22, Manaus 27: Manaus leads by 5 points.
Shopping & style. Anchorage 28, Manaus 36: Manaus leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Anchorage 28, Manaus 63: Manaus leads by 35 points.
Live music & performing arts. Anchorage 34, Manaus 54: Manaus leads by 20 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Anchorage 32, Manaus 20: Anchorage leads by 12 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Anchorage and Manaus.

Your match

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

Anchorage
37match

Wins on day trips and families with your weighting.

Manaus
Best match
43match

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.

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

Manaus in July

33 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
74 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
No seasea
12 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AnchorageManaus

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Anchorage: 1991-2020 normals, Anchorage Air Force Base (7 km from centre). Manaus: 1991-2020 normals, Manaus (1.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAnchorageManaus
Official language-Portuguese
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Brazilian Real (BRL)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCN60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-9, UTC-8 in summerUTC-4
Emergency number911Police 190, ambulance 192, fire 193
Elevation31 m92 m
Main airportTed Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)7 km from centre49 non-stop destinationsEduardo Gomes International Airport (MAO)9 km from centre21 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureAnchorageManaus
City population291,2472,303,732
People per km²58202
Museums within 10 km513
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
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. 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.