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Bordeaux or Cusco?

Two destinations compared in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities. Weight what matters to you and the verdict follows.

The Three Graces fountain, Place de la Bourse, Bordeaux
Bordeaux

Photo: Gzen92, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped

The Plaza de Armas with the cathedral and La Compañía, Cusco
Cusco

Photo: Pedro Szekely, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped

Your match

Bordeaux
✓ Best match
59
match

Wins on beaches and families with your weighting.

Cusco
49
match

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

What matters to you?

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders. The match scores above update as you do.

Scoreboard

Our verdict on each category, scored 0 to 100 against fixed benchmark cities.

BordeauxCusco
Beaches & swimming. Bordeaux leads by 47 points.47
Food & drink. Bordeaux leads by 22 points.22
Culture & sights. Cusco leads by 13 points.13
Nightlife. Bordeaux leads by 8 points.8
Nature & outdoors. Cusco leads by 28 points.28
Day trips. Bordeaux and Cusco are level on 78.
Good for families. Bordeaux leads by 47 points.47
Getting around. Bordeaux leads by 28 points.28
Shopping & style. Bordeaux leads by 4 points.4
Affordability. Cusco leads by 31 points.31
Live music & performing arts. Bordeaux leads by 25 points.25
Wellness & relaxation. Bordeaux leads by 7 points.7
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Bordeaux and Cusco.

When should you go?

Pick the month you can travel and see both cities side by side. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Climate figures for July
JulyBordeauxCusco
Daytime high27 °C20 °C
Night-time low16 °C1 °C
Rainfall in the month47 mm5 mm
Sunshine8 hours a dayNo figure
Daylight15 hours a day11 hours a day

The whole year

Each row is shaded against that destination’s own year, so the deepest cell is its best month for that figure and the palest its weakest. Shades are not comparable between the two rows.

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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Daytime high, °C
Bordeaux
11
12
16
18
22
25
27
28
24
20
14
11
Cusco
20
19
20
20
21
21
20
21
21
21
22
20
Rainfall, mm
Bordeaux
87
67
63
76
71
71
47
57
81
83
114
107
Cusco
159
133
106
36
7
3
5
6
17
50
78
127
Daylight, hours per day
Bordeaux
9
10
12
14
15
16
15
14
13
11
10
9
Cusco
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
Sunshine, hours per day
Bordeaux
3
4
6
6
7
8
8
8
7
5
3
3
Cusco
No sunshine record

Where the figures come from

Cusco's station stands 151 m below the city centre, so the centre is likely a little cooler than the figures say.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Bordeaux: 1991-2020 normals, Bordeaux / Merignac (9.5 km from centre). Cusco: 1991-2020 normals, Cuzco (3.7 km from centre).

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Before you go

MeasureBordeauxCusco
Official languageFrenchSpanish, Aymara, Quechua
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Sol (PEN)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzABC220 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-5
Emergency number112111 or 911
Elevation1 m3,399 m
Main airportBordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)11 km from centre95 non-stop destinationsAlejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)5 km from centre6 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureBordeauxCusco
City population267,991428,450
People per km²5,425-
Museums within 10 km1811
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km42

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. 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. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm. Typical fares from Travelpayouts (Aviasales data). Route-level air passenger statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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 and flight figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-10-27. Typical prices can be up to 7 days old. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.