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The cathedral from the Torre Tavira, Cadiz
CadizThe cathedral from the Torre Tavira
The Bell Tower of Xi'an under a blue sky, Xi'an
Xi'anThe Bell Tower of Xi'an under a blue sky

Photos: Cadiz by Bronch, CC BY-SA 3.0 ES, cropped; Xi'an by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Cadiz or Xi'an?

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
  • families
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Xi'an for

  • prices
  • culture and sights
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Xi'an’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, Xi'an 4: Cadiz leads by 76 points.
Food & drink. Cadiz 68, Xi'an 70: Xi'an leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Cadiz 62, Xi'an 81: Xi'an leads by 19 points.
Nightlife. Cadiz 45, Xi'an 42: Cadiz leads by 3 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cadiz 66, Xi'an 62: Cadiz leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Cadiz and Xi'an are level on 80.
Good for families. Cadiz 60, Xi'an 48: Cadiz leads by 12 points.
Getting around. Cadiz 70, Xi'an 66: Cadiz leads by 4 points.
Shopping & style. Cadiz 35, Xi'an 50: Xi'an leads by 15 points.
Affordability. Cadiz 58, Xi'an 80: Xi'an leads by 22 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cadiz 52, Xi'an 40: Cadiz leads by 12 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Cadiz 42, Xi'an 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 Xi'an.

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 families with your weighting.

Xi'an
55match

Wins on prices and culture and sights 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

Xi'an in July

33 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
96 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
No seasea
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). Xi'an: 1991-2020 normals, Xi'An (4.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCadizXi'an
Official languageSpanishPutonghua
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzACI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+8
Emergency number112Police 110, ambulance 120, fire 119
Elevation11 m405 m
Main airportJerez Airport (XRY)31 km from centre25 non-stop destinationsXi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY)26 km from centre178 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days6 days

By the numbers

MeasureCadizXi'an
City population109,95012,952,907
People per km²9,0871,283
Museums within 10 km119
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km02
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. 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.