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The cathedral from the Torre Tavira, Cadiz
CadizThe cathedral from the Torre Tavira
Senate Square and the statue of Alexander II, Helsinki
HelsinkiSenate Square and the statue of Alexander II

Photos: Cadiz by Bronch, CC BY-SA 3.0 ES, cropped; Helsinki by Ximonic (Simo Räsänen), CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Cadiz or Helsinki?

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
  • prices
  • day trips

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

Choose Helsinki for

  • wellness
  • shopping
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Helsinki’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, Helsinki 28: Cadiz leads by 52 points.
Food & drink. Cadiz 68, Helsinki 52: Cadiz leads by 16 points.
Culture & sights. Cadiz 62, Helsinki 60: Cadiz leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Cadiz 45, Helsinki 50: Helsinki leads by 5 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cadiz 66, Helsinki 58: Cadiz leads by 8 points.
Day trips. Cadiz 80, Helsinki 62: Cadiz leads by 18 points.
Good for families. Cadiz 60, Helsinki 76: Helsinki leads by 16 points.
Getting around. Cadiz 70, Helsinki 86: Helsinki leads by 16 points.
Shopping & style. Cadiz 35, Helsinki 62: Helsinki leads by 27 points.
Affordability. Cadiz 58, Helsinki 30: Cadiz leads by 28 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cadiz 52, Helsinki 63: Helsinki leads by 11 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Cadiz 42, Helsinki 82: Helsinki leads by 40 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cadiz and Helsinki.

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 prices with your weighting.

Helsinki
59match

Wins on wellness 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

Helsinki in July

22 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
58 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
16 °Csea
18 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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CadizHelsinki

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Cadiz: 1991-2020 normals, Cadiz Bay / Puntales (5.2 km from centre). Helsinki: 1991-2020 normals, Helsinki Kaisaniemi / Harju (1.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCadizHelsinki
Official languageSpanishFinnish, Swedish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation11 m17 m
Main airportJerez Airport (XRY)31 km from centre25 non-stop destinationsHelsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL)16 km from centre136 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days15 days

By the numbers

MeasureCadizHelsinki
City population109,950694,392
People per km²9,0873,239
Museums within 10 km1174
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C3 monthsNone

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. 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.