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The pyramids of Giza, Cairo
CairoThe pyramids of Giza
Colourful houses in the old town, Mazatlan
MazatlanColourful houses in the old town

Photos: Cairo by Ricardo Liberato, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Mazatlan by Gzzz, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Cairo or Mazatlan?

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 Cairo for

  • culture and sights
  • shopping
  • prices

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

Choose Mazatlan for

  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Mazatlan’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. Cairo 10, Mazatlan 80: Mazatlan leads by 70 points.
Food & drink. Cairo 60, Mazatlan 62: Mazatlan leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Cairo 96, Mazatlan 42: Cairo leads by 54 points.
Nightlife. Cairo 48, Mazatlan 55: Mazatlan leads by 7 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cairo 30, Mazatlan 66: Mazatlan leads by 36 points.
Day trips. Cairo 66, Mazatlan 45: Cairo leads by 21 points.
Good for families. Cairo 32, Mazatlan 60: Mazatlan leads by 28 points.
Getting around. Cairo 35, Mazatlan 42: Mazatlan leads by 7 points.
Shopping & style. Cairo 58, Mazatlan 30: Cairo leads by 28 points.
Affordability. Cairo 95, Mazatlan 70: Cairo leads by 25 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cairo 50, Mazatlan 40: Cairo leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Cairo 15, Mazatlan 35: Mazatlan leads by 20 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cairo and Mazatlan.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Cairo
50match

Wins on culture and sights and shopping with your weighting.

Mazatlan
52match

Wins on beaches and 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.

Cairo in July

36 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
No seasea
14 hdaylight a day

Mazatlan in July

34 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
153 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
29 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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CairoMazatlan

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Cairo: 1991-2020 normals, Helwan (21.9 km from centre). Mazatlan: 1991-2020 normals, Colonia Juan Carras-Co Mazatlan, Sin. (2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCairoMazatlan
Official languageArabicSpanish, Nahuatl, Yucatec Maya
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Mexican Peso (MXN)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzAB127 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC-7
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180911
Elevation23 m139 m
Main airportCairo International Airport (CAI)17 km from centre127 non-stop destinationsGeneral Rafael Buelna International Airport (MZT)16 km from centre23 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days9 days

By the numbers

MeasureCairoMazatlan
City population9,801,536441,975
People per km²18,564-
Museums within 10 km483
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km20
Swim season, months above 21 °C-12 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. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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 2026-11-02. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.