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The cathedral from the Torre Tavira, Cadiz
CadizThe cathedral from the Torre Tavira
A lifeguard stand on South Beach, Miami
MiamiA lifeguard stand on South Beach

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

Cadiz or Miami?

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
  • prices

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

Choose Miami for

  • nightlife
  • shopping
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Miami’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, Miami 90: Miami leads by 10 points.
Food & drink. Cadiz 68, Miami 72: Miami leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Cadiz 62, Miami 57: Cadiz leads by 5 points.
Nightlife. Cadiz 45, Miami 82: Miami leads by 37 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cadiz 66, Miami 64: Cadiz leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Cadiz 80, Miami 42: Cadiz leads by 38 points.
Good for families. Cadiz 60, Miami 64: Miami leads by 4 points.
Getting around. Cadiz 70, Miami 35: Cadiz leads by 35 points.
Shopping & style. Cadiz 35, Miami 71: Miami leads by 36 points.
Affordability. Cadiz 58, Miami 27: Cadiz leads by 31 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cadiz 52, Miami 55: Miami leads by 3 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Cadiz 42, Miami 44: Miami leads by 2 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cadiz and Miami.

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 day trips and getting around with your weighting.

Miami
59match

Wins on nightlife 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

Miami in July

33 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
186 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
29 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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CadizMiami

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

Before you go

MeasureCadizMiami
Official languageSpanish-
CurrencyEuro (EUR)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation11 m2 m
Main airportJerez Airport (XRY)31 km from centre25 non-stop destinationsMiami International Airport (MIA)7 km from centre198 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureCadizMiami
City population109,950442,241
People per km²9,0873,046
Museums within 10 km1117
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C3 months12 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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.