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The cathedral from the Torre Tavira, Cadiz
CadizThe cathedral from the Torre Tavira
The Teatro Amazonas, Manaus
ManausThe Teatro Amazonas

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

Cadiz or Manaus?

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

  • day trips
  • getting around
  • beaches

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

Choose Manaus for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • prices
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Manaus’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, Manaus 38: Cadiz leads by 42 points.
Food & drink. Cadiz 68, Manaus 56: Cadiz leads by 12 points.
Culture & sights. Cadiz 62, Manaus 46: Cadiz leads by 16 points.
Nightlife. Cadiz 45, Manaus 42: Cadiz leads by 3 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cadiz 66, Manaus 86: Manaus leads by 20 points.
Day trips. Cadiz 80, Manaus 12: Cadiz leads by 68 points.
Good for families. Cadiz 60, Manaus 35: Cadiz leads by 25 points.
Getting around. Cadiz 70, Manaus 27: Cadiz leads by 43 points.
Shopping & style. Cadiz 35, Manaus 36: Manaus leads by 1 points.
Affordability. Cadiz 58, Manaus 63: Manaus leads by 5 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cadiz 52, Manaus 54: Manaus leads by 2 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Cadiz 42, Manaus 20: Cadiz leads by 22 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cadiz and Manaus.

Your match

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

Cadiz
Best match
60match

Wins on day trips and getting around with your weighting.

Manaus
43match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and prices 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

Manaus in July

33 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
74 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
No seasea
12 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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CadizManaus

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Cadiz: 1991-2020 normals, Cadiz Bay / Puntales (5.2 km from centre). Manaus: 1991-2020 normals, Manaus (1.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCadizManaus
Official languageSpanishPortuguese
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Brazilian Real (BRL)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCN60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-4
Emergency number112Police 190, ambulance 192, fire 193
Elevation11 m92 m
Main airportJerez Airport (XRY)31 km from centre25 non-stop destinationsEduardo Gomes International Airport (MAO)9 km from centre21 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureCadizManaus
City population109,9502,303,732
People per km²9,087202
Museums within 10 km1113
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
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. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

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.