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The cathedral from the Torre Tavira, Cadiz
CadizThe cathedral from the Torre Tavira
The Burj Al Arab, Dubai
DubaiThe Burj Al Arab

Photos: Cadiz by Bronch, CC BY-SA 3.0 ES, cropped; Dubai by Aleksandar Pasaric, Pexels License.

Cadiz or Dubai?

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

  • nature and the outdoors
  • day trips
  • getting around

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

Choose Dubai for

  • shopping
  • families
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Dubai’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 and Dubai are level on 80.
Food & drink. Cadiz 68, Dubai 76: Dubai leads by 8 points.
Culture & sights. Cadiz 62, Dubai 40: Cadiz leads by 22 points.
Nightlife. Cadiz 45, Dubai 62: Dubai leads by 17 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cadiz 66, Dubai 25: Cadiz leads by 41 points.
Day trips. Cadiz 80, Dubai 45: Cadiz leads by 35 points.
Good for families. Cadiz 60, Dubai 82: Dubai leads by 22 points.
Getting around. Cadiz 70, Dubai 42: Cadiz leads by 28 points.
Shopping & style. Cadiz 35, Dubai 82: Dubai leads by 47 points.
Affordability. Cadiz 58, Dubai 32: Cadiz leads by 26 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cadiz 52, Dubai 40: Cadiz leads by 12 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Cadiz 42, Dubai 46: Dubai leads by 4 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cadiz and Dubai.

Your match

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

Cadiz
Best match
60match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and day trips with your weighting.

Dubai
54match

Wins on shopping 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.

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

Dubai in July

42 °Cdaytime high
33 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
33 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Cadiz: 1991-2020 normals, Cadiz Bay / Puntales (5.2 km from centre). Dubai: 1991-2020 normals, Dubai International Airport (3.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCadizDubai
Official languageSpanishArabic
CurrencyEuro (EUR)UAE Dirham (AED)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCG220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+4
Emergency number112112
Elevation11 m0 m
Main airportJerez Airport (XRY)31 km from centre25 non-stop destinationsDubai International Airport (DXB)7 km from centre294 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days-

By the numbers

MeasureCadizDubai
City population109,9503,944,751
People per km²9,087-
Museums within 10 km1114
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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.