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The cathedral from the Torre Tavira, Cadiz
CadizThe cathedral from the Torre Tavira
Beira Lake with Seema Malaka and the Lotus Tower, Colombo
ColomboBeira Lake with Seema Malaka and the Lotus Tower

Photos: Cadiz by Bronch, CC BY-SA 3.0 ES, cropped; Colombo by Mohamed Ansaf, Pexels License.

Cadiz or Colombo?

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 Cadiz for

  • getting around
  • nature and the outdoors
  • day trips

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

Choose Colombo for

  • prices
  • shopping
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Colombo’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. Cadiz 80, Colombo 55: Cadiz leads by 25 points.
Food & drink. Cadiz 68, Colombo 66: Cadiz leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Cadiz 62, Colombo 45: Cadiz leads by 17 points.
Nightlife. Cadiz 45, Colombo 35: Cadiz leads by 10 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cadiz 66, Colombo 32: Cadiz leads by 34 points.
Day trips. Cadiz 80, Colombo 50: Cadiz leads by 30 points.
Good for families. Cadiz 60, Colombo 35: Cadiz leads by 25 points.
Getting around. Cadiz 70, Colombo 35: Cadiz leads by 35 points.
Shopping & style. Cadiz 35, Colombo 45: Colombo leads by 10 points.
Affordability. Cadiz 58, Colombo 78: Colombo leads by 20 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cadiz 52, Colombo 30: Cadiz leads by 22 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Cadiz 42, Colombo 48: Colombo leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cadiz and Colombo.

Your match

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

Cadiz
Best match
60match

Wins on getting around and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

Colombo
46match

Wins on prices and shopping with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Cadiz in July

28 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
23 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Colombo in July

30 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
128 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
28 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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CadizColombo

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Cadiz: 1991-2020 normals, Cadiz Bay / Puntales (5.2 km from centre). Colombo: 1991-2020 normals, Colombo (3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCadizColombo
Official languageSpanishTamil, Sinhala
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Sri Lanka Rupee (LKR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzGM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+5:30
Emergency number112Police 119, ambulance 110, fire 110
Elevation11 m1 m
Main airportJerez Airport (XRY)31 km from centre25 non-stop destinationsBandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB)28 km from centre56 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days-

By the numbers

MeasureCadizColombo
City population109,950647,557
People per km²9,08717,361
Museums within 10 km1110
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C3 months12 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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. 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.