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The Fisherman's Bastion, Budapest
BudapestThe Fisherman's Bastion
A skier in powder among snow-covered firs at Marmot Basin, Jasper
JasperA skier in powder among snow-covered firs at Marmot Basin

Photos: Budapest by Perituss, CC0; Jasper by Marmot Basin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Budapest 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 Budapest for

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

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

Choose Jasper for

  • nature and the outdoors

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. Budapest and Jasper are level on 25.
Food & drink. Budapest 63, Jasper 22: Budapest leads by 41 points.
Culture & sights. Budapest 80, Jasper 10: Budapest leads by 70 points.
Nightlife. Budapest 78, Jasper 14: Budapest leads by 64 points.
Nature & outdoors. Budapest 58, Jasper 95: Jasper leads by 37 points.
Day trips. Budapest 68, Jasper 8: Budapest leads by 60 points.
Good for families. Budapest 62, Jasper 42: Budapest leads by 20 points.
Getting around. Budapest 78, Jasper 18: Budapest leads by 60 points.
Shopping & style. Budapest 55, Jasper 12: Budapest leads by 43 points.
Affordability. Budapest 62, Jasper 20: Budapest leads by 42 points.
Live music & performing arts. Budapest 76, Jasper 7: Budapest leads by 69 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Budapest 98, Jasper 46: Budapest leads by 52 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Budapest and Jasper.

Your match

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

Budapest
Best match
67match

Wins on culture and sights and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Jasper
27match

Wins on 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.

Budapest in July

27 °Cdaytime high
17 °Cnight-time low
75 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Jasper in July

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

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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BudapestJasper

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Budapest: 1991-2020 normals, Budapest Met Center (2.1 km from centre). Jasper: 1991-2020 normals, Jasper Warden (7.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBudapestJasper
Official languageHungarianFrench, English
CurrencyForint (HUF)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
Elevation117 m1,060 m
Main airportBudapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (BUD)18 km from centre157 non-stop destinationsEdmonton International Airport (YEG)304 km from centre52 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureBudapestJasper
City population1,675,7774,738
People per km²3,1915
Museums within 10 km811
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10

Where else could you go?

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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). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.

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.