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The cathedral from the Torre Tavira, Cadiz
CadizThe cathedral from the Torre Tavira
The old Tampa Bay Hotel across the river, Tampa
TampaThe old Tampa Bay Hotel across the river

Photos: Cadiz by Bronch, CC BY-SA 3.0 ES, cropped; Tampa by Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Cadiz or Tampa?

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

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Tampa for

  • families
  • nightlife
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Tampa’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, Tampa 70: Cadiz leads by 10 points.
Food & drink. Cadiz 68, Tampa 57: Cadiz leads by 11 points.
Culture & sights. Cadiz 62, Tampa 42: Cadiz leads by 20 points.
Nightlife. Cadiz 45, Tampa 52: Tampa leads by 7 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cadiz 66, Tampa 55: Cadiz leads by 11 points.
Day trips. Cadiz 80, Tampa 54: Cadiz leads by 26 points.
Good for families. Cadiz 60, Tampa 78: Tampa leads by 18 points.
Getting around. Cadiz 70, Tampa 22: Cadiz leads by 48 points.
Shopping & style. Cadiz 35, Tampa 40: Tampa leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Cadiz 58, Tampa 40: Cadiz leads by 18 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cadiz 52, Tampa 47: Cadiz leads by 5 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Cadiz 42, Tampa 30: Cadiz leads by 12 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cadiz and Tampa.

Your match

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

Cadiz
Best match
60match

Wins on getting around and day trips with your weighting.

Tampa
49match

Wins on families 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

Tampa in July

32 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
197 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
30 °Csea
14 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). Tampa: 1991-2020 normals, Tampa International Airport (7.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCadizTampa
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 m30 m
Main airportJerez Airport (XRY)31 km from centre25 non-stop destinationsTampa International Airport (TPA)8 km from centre101 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureCadizTampa
City population109,950384,959
People per km²9,087848
Museums within 10 km116
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C3 months8 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.