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The cathedral from the Torre Tavira, Cadiz
CadizThe cathedral from the Torre Tavira
The Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower, Nairobi
NairobiThe Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower

Photos: Cadiz by Bronch, CC BY-SA 3.0 ES, cropped; Nairobi by Lmwangi, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Cadiz or Nairobi?

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
  • day trips
  • getting around

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

Choose Nairobi for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • nightlife
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Nairobi’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, Nairobi 4: Cadiz leads by 76 points.
Food & drink. Cadiz 68, Nairobi 48: Cadiz leads by 20 points.
Culture & sights. Cadiz 62, Nairobi 35: Cadiz leads by 27 points.
Nightlife. Cadiz 45, Nairobi 58: Nairobi leads by 13 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cadiz 66, Nairobi 84: Nairobi leads by 18 points.
Day trips. Cadiz 80, Nairobi 28: Cadiz leads by 52 points.
Good for families. Cadiz 60, Nairobi 55: Cadiz leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Cadiz 70, Nairobi 20: Cadiz leads by 50 points.
Shopping & style. Cadiz 35, Nairobi 45: Nairobi leads by 10 points.
Affordability. Cadiz 58, Nairobi 60: Nairobi leads by 2 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cadiz 52, Nairobi 35: Cadiz leads by 17 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Cadiz 42, Nairobi 25: Cadiz leads by 17 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cadiz and Nairobi.

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 day trips with your weighting.

Nairobi
41match

Wins on nature and the outdoors 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

Nairobi in July

24 °Cdaytime high
12 °Cnight-time low
11 mmrain in the month
4 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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CadizNairobi

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Cadiz: 1991-2020 normals, Cadiz Bay / Puntales (5.2 km from centre). Nairobi: 1991-2020 normals, Nairobi ACC/FIC/RCC/MET/COM/ (13.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCadizNairobi
Official languageSpanishEnglish, Swahili
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Kenyan Shilling (KES)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzG240 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+3
Emergency number112Police 112/999, ambulance 112/999, fire 112/999
Elevation11 m1,661 m
Main airportJerez Airport (XRY)31 km from centre25 non-stop destinationsJomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)13 km from centre60 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasureCadizNairobi
City population109,9505,545,000
People per km²9,0877,967
Museums within 10 km114
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
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.