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The Friedrichsbad, the historic bathhouse, Baden-Baden
Baden-BadenThe Friedrichsbad, the historic bathhouse
Colourful houses in the old town, Mazatlan
MazatlanColourful houses in the old town

Photos: Baden-Baden by Kent Wang, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Mazatlan by Gzzz, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Baden-Baden or Mazatlan?

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 Baden-Baden for

  • wellness
  • day trips
  • getting around

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

Choose Mazatlan for

  • beaches
  • nightlife
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Mazatlan’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. Baden-Baden 8, Mazatlan 80: Mazatlan leads by 72 points.
Food & drink. Baden-Baden 45, Mazatlan 62: Mazatlan leads by 17 points.
Culture & sights. Baden-Baden 52, Mazatlan 42: Baden-Baden leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Baden-Baden 15, Mazatlan 55: Mazatlan leads by 40 points.
Nature & outdoors. Baden-Baden 70, Mazatlan 66: Baden-Baden leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Baden-Baden 78, Mazatlan 45: Baden-Baden leads by 33 points.
Good for families. Baden-Baden 50, Mazatlan 60: Mazatlan leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Baden-Baden 62, Mazatlan 42: Baden-Baden leads by 20 points.
Shopping & style. Baden-Baden 38, Mazatlan 30: Baden-Baden leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Baden-Baden 30, Mazatlan 70: Mazatlan leads by 40 points.
Live music & performing arts. Baden-Baden 58, Mazatlan 40: Baden-Baden leads by 18 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Baden-Baden 96, Mazatlan 35: Baden-Baden leads by 61 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Baden-Baden and Mazatlan.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Baden-Baden
50match

Wins on wellness and day trips with your weighting.

Mazatlan
52match

Wins on beaches and nightlife with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Baden-Baden in July

25 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
117 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Mazatlan in July

34 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
153 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
29 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Baden-BadenMazatlan

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Baden-Baden: 1991-2020 normals, Baden-Baden-Geroldsau (3.9 km from centre). Mazatlan: 1991-2020 normals, Colonia Juan Carras-Co Mazatlan, Sin. (2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBaden-BadenMazatlan
Official languageGermanSpanish, Nahuatl, Yucatec Maya
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Mexican Peso (MXN)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB127 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-7
Emergency number112911
Elevation181 m139 m
Main airportKarlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB)12 km from centre43 non-stop destinationsGeneral Rafael Buelna International Airport (MZT)16 km from centre23 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days9 days

By the numbers

MeasureBaden-BadenMazatlan
City population56,952441,975
People per km²406-
Museums within 10 km113
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km20
Swim season, months above 21 °C-12 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. 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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.