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The cathedral on Plaza de Bolivar, Bogota
BogotaThe cathedral on Plaza de Bolivar
Camelback Mountain above the city, Scottsdale
ScottsdaleCamelback Mountain above the city

Photos: Bogota by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Scottsdale by Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Bogota or Scottsdale?

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

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

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

Choose Scottsdale for

  • wellness
  • families
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Scottsdale’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, Scottsdale 8: Scottsdale leads by 3 points.
Food & drink. Bogota 66, Scottsdale 46: Bogota leads by 20 points.
Culture & sights. Bogota 68, Scottsdale 38: Bogota leads by 30 points.
Nightlife. Bogota 72, Scottsdale 52: Bogota leads by 20 points.
Nature & outdoors. Bogota 64, Scottsdale 68: Scottsdale leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Bogota 52, Scottsdale 50: Bogota leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Bogota 45, Scottsdale 60: Scottsdale leads by 15 points.
Getting around. Bogota 36, Scottsdale 20: Bogota leads by 16 points.
Shopping & style. Bogota 52, Scottsdale 60: Scottsdale leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Bogota 77, Scottsdale 32: Bogota leads by 45 points.
Live music & performing arts. Bogota 64, Scottsdale 40: Bogota leads by 24 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Bogota 28, Scottsdale 72: Scottsdale leads by 44 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Bogota and Scottsdale.

Your match

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

Bogota
Best match
52match

Wins on prices and culture and sights with your weighting.

Scottsdale
46match

Wins on wellness and families 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
12 hdaylight a day

Scottsdale in July

41 °Cdaytime high
29 °Cnight-time low
23 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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BogotaScottsdale

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Bogota: 1991-2020 normals, Bogota / Eldorado (14.1 km from centre). Scottsdale: 1991-2020 normals, Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport (13.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBogotaScottsdale
Official languageSpanish-
CurrencyColombian Peso (COP)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsAB110 V, 60 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-5UTC-7
Emergency number123911
Elevation2,582 m380 m
Main airportEl Dorado International Airport (BOG)13 km from centre98 non-stop destinationsPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)10 km from centre148 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year19 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureBogotaScottsdale
City population8,034,649241,361
People per km²5,092-
Museums within 10 km3010
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01

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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. 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.