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The cathedral from the Torre Tavira, Cadiz
CadizThe cathedral from the Torre Tavira
The Manila Central Post Office on the Pasig, Manila
ManilaThe Manila Central Post Office on the Pasig

Photos: Cadiz by Bronch, CC BY-SA 3.0 ES, cropped; Manila by Kenneth Surillo, Pexels License.

Cadiz or Manila?

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
  • getting around
  • day trips

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

Choose Manila for

  • shopping
  • nightlife
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Manila’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, Manila 12: Cadiz leads by 68 points.
Food & drink. Cadiz 68, Manila 64: Cadiz leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Cadiz 62, Manila 54: Cadiz leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Cadiz 45, Manila 64: Manila leads by 19 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cadiz 66, Manila 40: Cadiz leads by 26 points.
Day trips. Cadiz 80, Manila 42: Cadiz leads by 38 points.
Good for families. Cadiz 60, Manila 42: Cadiz leads by 18 points.
Getting around. Cadiz 70, Manila 26: Cadiz leads by 44 points.
Shopping & style. Cadiz 35, Manila 60: Manila leads by 25 points.
Affordability. Cadiz 58, Manila 77: Manila leads by 19 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cadiz 52, Manila 50: Cadiz leads by 2 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Cadiz 42, Manila 40: Cadiz leads by 2 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cadiz and Manila.

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 getting around with your weighting.

Manila
48match

Wins on shopping and nightlife 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

Manila in July

32 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
487 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
29 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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CadizManila

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Cadiz: 1991-2020 normals, Cadiz Bay / Puntales (5.2 km from centre). Manila: 1991-2020 normals, Science Garden (6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCadizManila
Official languageSpanishEnglish, Filipino, Taglish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Philippine Peso (PHP)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzABC220 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+8
Emergency number112911
Elevation11 m9 m
Main airportJerez Airport (XRY)31 km from centre25 non-stop destinationsNinoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)11 km from centre90 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days18 days

By the numbers

MeasureCadizManila
City population109,9501,902,590
People per km²9,08776,104
Museums within 10 km1127
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C3 months12 months

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. 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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.