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The Calgary Tower above Olympic Plaza, Calgary
CalgaryThe Calgary Tower above Olympic Plaza
The Jet d'Eau and a lake boat, Geneva
GenevaThe Jet d'Eau and a lake boat

Photos: Calgary by abdallahh, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Geneva by Diviosen, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Calgary or Geneva?

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 Calgary for

  • prices
  • families
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Geneva for

  • getting around
  • beaches
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Geneva’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. Calgary 8, Geneva 45: Geneva leads by 37 points.
Food & drink. Calgary 45, Geneva 55: Geneva leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Calgary 35, Geneva 58: Geneva leads by 23 points.
Nightlife. Calgary 40, Geneva 38: Calgary leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Calgary 88, Geneva 82: Calgary leads by 6 points.
Day trips. Calgary 55, Geneva 80: Geneva leads by 25 points.
Good for families. Calgary 68, Geneva 57: Calgary leads by 11 points.
Getting around. Calgary 42, Geneva 86: Geneva leads by 44 points.
Shopping & style. Calgary 42, Geneva 68: Geneva leads by 26 points.
Affordability. Calgary 42, Geneva 5: Calgary leads by 37 points.
Live music & performing arts. Calgary 46, Geneva 60: Geneva leads by 14 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Calgary 42, Geneva 55: Geneva leads by 13 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Calgary and Geneva.

Your match

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

Calgary
46match

Wins on prices and families with your weighting.

Geneva
Best match
57match

Wins on getting around and beaches with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Calgary in July

25 °Cdaytime high
11 °Cnight-time low
44 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Geneva in July

27 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
77 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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CalgaryGeneva

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Calgary: 1991-2020 normals, Calgary Int'l CS (8.2 km from centre). Geneva: 1991-2020 normals, Geneve-Cointrin (5.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCalgaryGeneva
Official languageFrench, EnglishFrench, German, Italian, Romansh
CurrencyCanadian Dollar (CAD)Swiss Franc (CHF)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCJ230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-7, UTC-6 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number911112
Elevation1,045 m403 m
Main airportCalgary International Airport (YYC)9 km from centre103 non-stop destinationsGeneva International Airport (GVA)5 km from centre150 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days9 days

By the numbers

MeasureCalgaryGeneva
City population1,306,784211,152
People per km²1,58313,280
Museums within 10 km1334
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km02

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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). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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. Ground elevations sampled from the Mapzen terrain tiles via OpenTopoData, merging SRTM, ASTER, NED, EU-DEM and national sources. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.