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The cathedral on Plaza de Bolivar, Bogota
BogotaThe cathedral on Plaza de Bolivar
The Grand Lisboa above the Macau skyline, Macau
MacauThe Grand Lisboa above the Macau skyline

Photos: Bogota by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Macau by tian Jin, Pexels License.

Bogota or Macau?

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 Bogota for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • prices
  • nightlife

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

Choose Macau for

  • getting around
  • beaches
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Macau’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. Bogota 5, Macau 24: Macau leads by 19 points.
Food & drink. Bogota 66, Macau 77: Macau leads by 11 points.
Culture & sights. Bogota 68, Macau 62: Bogota leads by 6 points.
Nightlife. Bogota 72, Macau 40: Bogota leads by 32 points.
Nature & outdoors. Bogota 64, Macau 5: Bogota leads by 59 points.
Day trips. Bogota and Macau are level on 52.
Good for families. Bogota 45, Macau 48: Macau leads by 3 points.
Getting around. Bogota 36, Macau 60: Macau leads by 24 points.
Shopping & style. Bogota 52, Macau 58: Macau leads by 6 points.
Affordability. Bogota 77, Macau 44: Bogota leads by 33 points.
Live music & performing arts. Bogota 64, Macau 36: Bogota leads by 28 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Bogota 28, Macau 40: Macau leads by 12 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Bogota and Macau.

Your match

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

Bogota
Best match
52match

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

Macau
46match

Wins on getting around 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.

Bogota in July

17 °Cdaytime high
10 °Cnight-time low
49 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
No seasea
12 hdaylight a day

Macau in July

32 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
281 mmrain in the month
7 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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BogotaMacau

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Bogota: 1991-2020 normals, Bogota / Eldorado (14.1 km from centre). Macau: 1991-2020 normals, Taipa (3.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBogotaMacau
Official languageSpanishPortuguese, Cantonese, Standard Chinese
CurrencyColombian Peso (COP)Pataca (MOP)
SocketsAB110 V, 60 HzFGM220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC-5UTC+8
Emergency number123999
Elevation2,582 m22 m
Main airportEl Dorado International Airport (BOG)13 km from centre98 non-stop destinationsMacau International Airport (MFM)7 km from centre41 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year19 days-

By the numbers

MeasureBogotaMacau
City population8,034,649682,100
People per km²5,0925,916
Museums within 10 km3028
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C-8 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). 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. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.