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The cathedral from the Torre Tavira, Cadiz
CadizThe cathedral from the Torre Tavira
The Limmat from Quaibrücke, Zurich
ZurichThe Limmat from Quaibrücke

Photos: Cadiz by Bronch, CC BY-SA 3.0 ES, cropped; Zurich by Daniel Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Cadiz or Zurich?

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

  • prices
  • beaches
  • food and drink

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

Choose Zurich for

  • shopping
  • getting around
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Zurich’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, Zurich 45: Cadiz leads by 35 points.
Food & drink. Cadiz 68, Zurich 53: Cadiz leads by 15 points.
Culture & sights. Cadiz 62, Zurich 58: Cadiz leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Cadiz 45, Zurich 62: Zurich leads by 17 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cadiz 66, Zurich 80: Zurich leads by 14 points.
Day trips. Cadiz 80, Zurich 84: Zurich leads by 4 points.
Good for families. Cadiz 60, Zurich 76: Zurich leads by 16 points.
Getting around. Cadiz 70, Zurich 95: Zurich leads by 25 points.
Shopping & style. Cadiz 35, Zurich 66: Zurich leads by 31 points.
Affordability. Cadiz 58, Zurich 3: Cadiz leads by 55 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cadiz 52, Zurich 70: Zurich leads by 18 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Cadiz 42, Zurich 58: Zurich leads by 16 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cadiz and Zurich.

Your match

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

Cadiz
60match

Wins on prices and beaches with your weighting.

Zurich
Best match
63match

Wins on shopping and getting around 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

Zurich in July

24 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
126 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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CadizZurich

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Cadiz: 1991-2020 normals, Cadiz Bay / Puntales (5.2 km from centre). Zurich: 1991-2020 normals, Zurich Town / Ville. (2.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCadizZurich
Official languageSpanishFrench, German, Italian, Romansh
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Swiss Franc (CHF)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCJ230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation11 m408 m
Main airportJerez Airport (XRY)31 km from centre25 non-stop destinationsZürich Airport (ZRH)9 km from centre226 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasureCadizZurich
City population109,950440,935
People per km²9,0875,016
Museums within 10 km1163
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
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.