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The cathedral from the Torre Tavira, Cadiz
CadizThe cathedral from the Torre Tavira
Erasmus Bridge and the skyline, Rotterdam
RotterdamErasmus Bridge and the skyline

Photos: Cadiz by Bronch, CC BY-SA 3.0 ES, cropped; Rotterdam by Bas Geerlings, Pexels License.

Cadiz or Rotterdam?

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
  • nature and the outdoors
  • prices

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

Choose Rotterdam for

  • shopping
  • getting around
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Rotterdam’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, Rotterdam 27: Cadiz leads by 53 points.
Food & drink. Cadiz 68, Rotterdam 52: Cadiz leads by 16 points.
Culture & sights. Cadiz 62, Rotterdam 58: Cadiz leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Cadiz 45, Rotterdam 52: Rotterdam leads by 7 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cadiz 66, Rotterdam 44: Cadiz leads by 22 points.
Day trips. Cadiz 80, Rotterdam 85: Rotterdam leads by 5 points.
Good for families. Cadiz 60, Rotterdam 66: Rotterdam leads by 6 points.
Getting around. Cadiz 70, Rotterdam 78: Rotterdam leads by 8 points.
Shopping & style. Cadiz 35, Rotterdam 55: Rotterdam leads by 20 points.
Affordability. Cadiz 58, Rotterdam 38: Cadiz leads by 20 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cadiz 52, Rotterdam 58: Rotterdam leads by 6 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Cadiz and Rotterdam are level on 42.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cadiz and Rotterdam.

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 nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

Rotterdam
55match

Wins on shopping and getting around 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

Rotterdam in July

22 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
91 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Rotterdam has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.

Rotterdam's sunshine is measured 52 km from the centre, at De Bilt.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Cadiz: 1991-2020 normals, Cadiz Bay / Puntales (5.2 km from centre). Rotterdam: 1993-2020 (sunshine 1991-2020, rainfall 1991-2020) normals, Rotterdam Airport Zestienhoven (3.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCadizRotterdam
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 m10 m
Main airportJerez Airport (XRY)31 km from centre25 non-stop destinationsRotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)5 km from centre53 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureCadizRotterdam
City population109,950664,311
People per km²9,0872,080
Museums within 10 km1140
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km05
Swim season, months above 21 °C3 monthsNone

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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.