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The Guggenheim Museum on the river, Bilbao
BilbaoThe Guggenheim Museum on the river
A skier in powder among snow-covered firs at Marmot Basin, Jasper
JasperA skier in powder among snow-covered firs at Marmot Basin

Photos: Bilbao by José Ligero Loarte, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Jasper by Marmot Basin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Bilbao 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 Bilbao for

  • day trips
  • getting around
  • food and drink

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

Choose Jasper for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness

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. Bilbao 45, Jasper 25: Bilbao leads by 20 points.
Food & drink. Bilbao 81, Jasper 22: Bilbao leads by 59 points.
Culture & sights. Bilbao 62, Jasper 10: Bilbao leads by 52 points.
Nightlife. Bilbao 54, Jasper 14: Bilbao leads by 40 points.
Nature & outdoors. Bilbao 75, Jasper 95: Jasper leads by 20 points.
Day trips. Bilbao 78, Jasper 8: Bilbao leads by 70 points.
Good for families. Bilbao 55, Jasper 42: Bilbao leads by 13 points.
Getting around. Bilbao 79, Jasper 18: Bilbao leads by 61 points.
Shopping & style. Bilbao 47, Jasper 12: Bilbao leads by 35 points.
Affordability. Bilbao 44, Jasper 20: Bilbao leads by 24 points.
Live music & performing arts. Bilbao 53, Jasper 7: Bilbao leads by 46 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Bilbao 33, Jasper 46: Jasper leads by 13 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Bilbao and Jasper.

Your match

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

Bilbao
Best match
59match

Wins on day trips and getting around with your weighting.

Jasper
27match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and wellness with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Bilbao in July

25 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
54 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
21 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Jasper in July

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

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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BilbaoJasper

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Bilbao: 1991-2020 normals, Bilbao / Sondica (4.1 km from centre). Jasper: 1991-2020 normals, Jasper Warden (7.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBilbaoJasper
Official languageSpanishFrench, 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
Elevation19 m1,060 m
Main airportBilbao Airport (BIO)5 km from centre73 non-stop destinationsEdmonton International Airport (YEG)304 km from centre52 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureBilbaoJasper
City population351,1244,738
People per km²8,4405
Museums within 10 km171
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km20
Swim season, months above 21 °C1 month-

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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. 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.