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The Three Graces fountain, Place de la Bourse, Bordeaux
BordeauxThe Three Graces fountain, Place de la Bourse
Camelback Mountain above the city, Scottsdale
ScottsdaleCamelback Mountain above the city

Photos: Bordeaux by Gzen92, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Scottsdale by Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Bordeaux 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 Bordeaux for

  • getting around
  • beaches
  • food and drink

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

Choose Scottsdale for

  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors
  • 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. Bordeaux 50, Scottsdale 8: Bordeaux leads by 42 points.
Food & drink. Bordeaux 78, Scottsdale 46: Bordeaux leads by 32 points.
Culture & sights. Bordeaux 68, Scottsdale 38: Bordeaux leads by 30 points.
Nightlife. Bordeaux 50, Scottsdale 52: Scottsdale leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Bordeaux 58, Scottsdale 68: Scottsdale leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Bordeaux 78, Scottsdale 50: Bordeaux leads by 28 points.
Good for families. Bordeaux 57, Scottsdale 60: Scottsdale leads by 3 points.
Getting around. Bordeaux 76, Scottsdale 20: Bordeaux leads by 56 points.
Shopping & style. Bordeaux 56, Scottsdale 60: Scottsdale leads by 4 points.
Affordability. Bordeaux 42, Scottsdale 32: Bordeaux leads by 10 points.
Live music & performing arts. Bordeaux 55, Scottsdale 40: Bordeaux leads by 15 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Bordeaux 40, Scottsdale 72: Scottsdale leads by 32 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Bordeaux and Scottsdale.

Your match

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

Bordeaux
Best match
59match

Wins on getting around and beaches with your weighting.

Scottsdale
46match

Wins on wellness and 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.

Bordeaux in July

27 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
47 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
15 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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BordeauxScottsdale

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Bordeaux: 1991-2020 normals, Bordeaux / Merignac (9.5 km from centre). Scottsdale: 1991-2020 normals, Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport (13.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBordeauxScottsdale
Official languageFrench-
CurrencyEuro (EUR)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-7
Emergency number112911
Elevation1 m380 m
Main airportBordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)11 km from centre95 non-stop destinationsPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)10 km from centre148 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureBordeauxScottsdale
City population267,991241,361
People per km²5,425-
Museums within 10 km1810
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km41

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