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The cathedral from the Torre Tavira, Cadiz
CadizThe cathedral from the Torre Tavira
The Arctic Cathedral, Tromso
TromsoThe Arctic Cathedral

Photos: Cadiz by Bronch, CC BY-SA 3.0 ES, cropped; Tromso by Moyan Brenn, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Cadiz or Tromso?

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
  • prices

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

Choose Tromso for

  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Tromso’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, Tromso 8: Cadiz leads by 72 points.
Food & drink. Cadiz 68, Tromso 36: Cadiz leads by 32 points.
Culture & sights. Cadiz 62, Tromso 27: Cadiz leads by 35 points.
Nightlife. Cadiz 45, Tromso 38: Cadiz leads by 7 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cadiz 66, Tromso 92: Tromso leads by 26 points.
Day trips. Cadiz 80, Tromso 14: Cadiz leads by 66 points.
Good for families. Cadiz 60, Tromso 45: Cadiz leads by 15 points.
Getting around. Cadiz 70, Tromso 60: Cadiz leads by 10 points.
Shopping & style. Cadiz 35, Tromso 15: Cadiz leads by 20 points.
Affordability. Cadiz 58, Tromso 11: Cadiz leads by 47 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cadiz 52, Tromso 32: Cadiz leads by 20 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Cadiz 42, Tromso 38: Cadiz leads by 4 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cadiz and Tromso.

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.

Tromso
35match

Wins on nature and the outdoors 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

Tromso in July

16 °Cdaytime high
9 °Cnight-time low
73 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
10 °Csea
24 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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CadizTromso

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

Before you go

MeasureCadizTromso
Official languageSpanishNorwegian, Nynorsk, Bokmål, Sámi
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Norwegian Krone (NOK)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112Police 112, ambulance 113, fire 110
Elevation11 m20 m
Main airportJerez Airport (XRY)31 km from centre25 non-stop destinationsTromsø Airport (TOS)4 km from centre49 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureCadizTromso
City population109,95079,943
People per km²9,08732
Museums within 10 km118
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
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. 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.