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The cathedral from the Torre Tavira, Cadiz
CadizThe cathedral from the Torre Tavira
The Croatian National Theatre, Zagreb
ZagrebThe Croatian National Theatre

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

Cadiz or Zagreb?

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
  • food and drink

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

Choose Zagreb for

  • shopping
  • nightlife
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Zagreb’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, Zagreb 10: Cadiz leads by 70 points.
Food & drink. Cadiz 68, Zagreb 55: Cadiz leads by 13 points.
Culture & sights. Cadiz 62, Zagreb 56: Cadiz leads by 6 points.
Nightlife. Cadiz 45, Zagreb 47: Zagreb leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cadiz 66, Zagreb 62: Cadiz leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Cadiz 80, Zagreb 60: Cadiz leads by 20 points.
Good for families. Cadiz 60, Zagreb 52: Cadiz leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Cadiz and Zagreb are level on 70.
Shopping & style. Cadiz 35, Zagreb 40: Zagreb leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Cadiz 58, Zagreb 60: Zagreb leads by 2 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cadiz and Zagreb are level on 52.
Wellness & relaxation. Cadiz 42, Zagreb 33: Cadiz leads by 9 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cadiz and Zagreb.

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.

Zagreb
50match

Wins on shopping 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

Zagreb in July

29 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
87 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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CadizZagreb

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Cadiz: 1991-2020 normals, Cadiz Bay / Puntales (5.2 km from centre). Zagreb: 1991-2020 normals, Zagreb / Gric (0.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCadizZagreb
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 m127 m
Main airportJerez Airport (XRY)31 km from centre25 non-stop destinationsZagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport (ZAG)11 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureCadizZagreb
City population109,950767,131
People per km²9,087-
Museums within 10 km1127
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C3 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.