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The cathedral from the Torre Tavira, Cadiz
CadizThe cathedral from the Torre Tavira
The Riva in front of Diocletian's Palace, Split
SplitThe Riva in front of Diocletian's Palace

Photos: Cadiz by Bronch, CC BY-SA 3.0 ES, cropped; Split by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Cadiz or Split?

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

  • live music and the arts
  • prices
  • food and drink

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

Choose Split for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • nightlife
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Split’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, Split 75: Cadiz leads by 5 points.
Food & drink. Cadiz 68, Split 57: Cadiz leads by 11 points.
Culture & sights. Cadiz 62, Split 66: Split leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Cadiz 45, Split 52: Split leads by 7 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cadiz 66, Split 77: Split leads by 11 points.
Day trips. Cadiz 80, Split 78: Cadiz leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Cadiz 60, Split 54: Cadiz leads by 6 points.
Getting around. Cadiz 70, Split 67: Cadiz leads by 3 points.
Shopping & style. Cadiz 35, Split 32: Cadiz leads by 3 points.
Affordability. Cadiz 58, Split 45: Cadiz leads by 13 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cadiz 52, Split 37: Cadiz leads by 15 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Cadiz 42, Split 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 Split.

Your match

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

Cadiz
Best match
60match

Wins on live music and the arts and prices with your weighting.

Split
57match

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

Split in July

31 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
25 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
24 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Cadiz: 1991-2020 normals, Cadiz Bay / Puntales (5.2 km from centre). Split: 1991-2020 normals, Split / Marjan (0.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCadizSplit
Official languageSpanishCroatian
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 m0 m
Main airportJerez Airport (XRY)31 km from centre25 non-stop destinationsSplit Saint Jerome Airport (SPU)12 km from centre69 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureCadizSplit
City population109,950160,577
People per km²9,087-
Museums within 10 km1111
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km04
Swim season, months above 21 °C3 months4 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. 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.