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The Brandenburg Gate, Berlin
BerlinThe Brandenburg Gate
A skier in powder among snow-covered firs at Marmot Basin, Jasper
JasperA skier in powder among snow-covered firs at Marmot Basin

Photos: Berlin by Claudia Solano, Pexels License; Jasper by Marmot Basin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Berlin or Jasper?

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 Berlin for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Jasper for

  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Jasper’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. Berlin 38, Jasper 25: Berlin leads by 13 points.
Food & drink. Berlin 66, Jasper 22: Berlin leads by 44 points.
Culture & sights. Berlin 86, Jasper 10: Berlin leads by 76 points.
Nightlife. Berlin 98, Jasper 14: Berlin leads by 84 points.
Nature & outdoors. Berlin 50, Jasper 95: Jasper leads by 45 points.
Day trips. Berlin 66, Jasper 8: Berlin leads by 58 points.
Good for families. Berlin 76, Jasper 42: Berlin leads by 34 points.
Getting around. Berlin 82, Jasper 18: Berlin leads by 64 points.
Shopping & style. Berlin 68, Jasper 12: Berlin leads by 56 points.
Affordability. Berlin 48, Jasper 20: Berlin leads by 28 points.
Live music & performing arts. Berlin 90, Jasper 7: Berlin leads by 83 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Berlin 55, Jasper 46: Berlin leads by 9 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Berlin and Jasper.

Your match

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

Berlin
Best match
69match

Wins on nightlife and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Jasper
27match

Wins on nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Berlin in July

25 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
76 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Jasper in July

24 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
50 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND

Rainfall in the month, mm

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BerlinJasper

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Berlin: 1991-2020 normals, Berlin / Alexanderplatz (0.9 km from centre). Jasper: 1991-2020 normals, Jasper Warden (7.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBerlinJasper
Official languageGermanFrench, English
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-7, UTC-6 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation34 m1,060 m
Main airportBerlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)19 km from centre161 non-stop destinationsEdmonton International Airport (YEG)304 km from centre52 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year10 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureBerlinJasper
City population3,700,5774,738
People per km²4,1535
Museums within 10 km1571
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km40

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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. 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.