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The cathedral from the Torre Tavira, Cadiz
CadizThe cathedral from the Torre Tavira
Sint Servaasbrug over the Maas, Maastricht
MaastrichtSint Servaasbrug over the Maas

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

Cadiz or Maastricht?

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
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Maastricht for

  • shopping
  • wellness
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Maastricht’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, Maastricht 8: Cadiz leads by 72 points.
Food & drink. Cadiz 68, Maastricht 58: Cadiz leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Cadiz 62, Maastricht 60: Cadiz leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Cadiz 45, Maastricht 42: Cadiz leads by 3 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cadiz 66, Maastricht 58: Cadiz leads by 8 points.
Day trips. Cadiz 80, Maastricht 77: Cadiz leads by 3 points.
Good for families. Cadiz 60, Maastricht 55: Cadiz leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Cadiz 70, Maastricht 74: Maastricht leads by 4 points.
Shopping & style. Cadiz 35, Maastricht 60: Maastricht leads by 25 points.
Affordability. Cadiz 58, Maastricht 38: Cadiz leads by 20 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cadiz 52, Maastricht 40: Cadiz leads by 12 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Cadiz 42, Maastricht 52: Maastricht leads by 10 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cadiz and Maastricht.

Your match

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

Cadiz
Best match
60match

Wins on beaches and prices with your weighting.

Maastricht
52match

Wins on shopping and wellness 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

Maastricht in July

24 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
73 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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CadizMaastricht

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Cadiz: 1991-2020 normals, Cadiz Bay / Puntales (5.2 km from centre). Maastricht: 1991-2020 normals, Maastricht Airport Zuid Limburg (10 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCadizMaastricht
Official languageSpanishDutch
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation11 m49 m
Main airportJerez Airport (XRY)31 km from centre25 non-stop destinationsMaastricht Aachen Airport (MST)9 km from centre5 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureCadizMaastricht
City population109,950120,227
People per km²9,0872,000
Museums within 10 km1121
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km05
Swim season, months above 21 °C3 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.