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The cathedral from the Torre Tavira, Cadiz
CadizThe cathedral from the Torre Tavira
The fountain in Piazza De Ferrari, Genoa
GenoaThe fountain in Piazza De Ferrari

Photos: Cadiz by Bronch, CC BY-SA 3.0 ES, cropped; Genoa by Faber1893, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Cadiz or Genoa?

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

  • beaches
  • wellness
  • getting around

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

Choose Genoa for

  • culture and sights
  • shopping
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Genoa’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, Genoa 62: Cadiz leads by 18 points.
Food & drink. Cadiz 68, Genoa 72: Genoa leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Cadiz 62, Genoa 76: Genoa leads by 14 points.
Nightlife. Cadiz 45, Genoa 42: Cadiz leads by 3 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cadiz 66, Genoa 78: Genoa leads by 12 points.
Day trips. Cadiz 80, Genoa 83: Genoa leads by 3 points.
Good for families. Cadiz 60, Genoa 64: Genoa leads by 4 points.
Getting around. Cadiz 70, Genoa 66: Cadiz leads by 4 points.
Shopping & style. Cadiz 35, Genoa 48: Genoa leads by 13 points.
Affordability. Cadiz 58, Genoa 55: Cadiz leads by 3 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cadiz and Genoa are level on 52.
Wellness & relaxation. Cadiz 42, Genoa 35: Cadiz leads by 7 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cadiz and Genoa.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Cadiz
60match

Wins on beaches and wellness with your weighting.

Genoa
61match

Wins on culture and sights 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

Genoa in July

27 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
27 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
24 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Genoa has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.

Genoa's sunshine is measured 80 km from the centre, at Capo Mele.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Cadiz: 1991-2020 normals, Cadiz Bay / Puntales (5.2 km from centre). Genoa: 1991-2020 normals, Genova / Sestri (6.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCadizGenoa
Official languageSpanishItalian
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCFL230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation11 m20 m
Main airportJerez Airport (XRY)31 km from centre25 non-stop destinationsGenoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA)7 km from centre25 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureCadizGenoa
City population109,950558,745
People per km²9,0872,325
Museums within 10 km1151
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C3 months4 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.