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The Calgary Tower above Olympic Plaza, Calgary
CalgaryThe Calgary Tower above Olympic Plaza
The Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign, Las Vegas
Las VegasThe Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign

Photos: Calgary by abdallahh, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Las Vegas by Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Calgary or Las Vegas?

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

  • families
  • day trips
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Las Vegas for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Las Vegas’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, Las Vegas 10: Las Vegas leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Calgary 45, Las Vegas 68: Las Vegas leads by 23 points.
Culture & sights. Calgary 35, Las Vegas 25: Calgary leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Calgary 40, Las Vegas 88: Las Vegas leads by 48 points.
Nature & outdoors. Calgary 88, Las Vegas 68: Calgary leads by 20 points.
Day trips. Calgary 55, Las Vegas 25: Calgary leads by 30 points.
Good for families. Calgary 68, Las Vegas 25: Calgary leads by 43 points.
Getting around. Calgary 42, Las Vegas 38: Calgary leads by 4 points.
Shopping & style. Calgary 42, Las Vegas 64: Las Vegas leads by 22 points.
Affordability. Calgary 42, Las Vegas 35: Calgary leads by 7 points.
Live music & performing arts. Calgary 46, Las Vegas 78: Las Vegas leads by 32 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Calgary 42, Las Vegas 40: Calgary leads by 2 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Calgary and Las Vegas.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Calgary
46match

Wins on families and day trips with your weighting.

Las Vegas
47match

Wins on nightlife and live music and the arts 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
16 hdaylight a day

Las Vegas in July

40 °Cdaytime high
27 °Cnight-time low
9 mmrain in the month
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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CalgaryLas Vegas

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Calgary: 1991-2020 normals, Calgary Int'l CS (8.2 km from centre). Las Vegas: 1991-2020 normals, McCarran International Airport (8.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCalgaryLas Vegas
Official languageFrench, English-
CurrencyCanadian Dollar (CAD)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-7, UTC-6 in summerUTC-8, UTC-7 in summer
Emergency number911911
Elevation1,045 m610 m
Main airportCalgary International Airport (YYC)9 km from centre103 non-stop destinationsHarry Reid International Airport (LAS)4 km from centre159 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureCalgaryLas Vegas
City population1,306,784641,903
People per km²1,5831,843
Museums within 10 km1321
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00

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. 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. 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.