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The Calgary Tower above Olympic Plaza, Calgary
CalgaryThe Calgary Tower above Olympic Plaza
Sint Servaasbrug over the Maas, Maastricht
MaastrichtSint Servaasbrug over the Maas

Photos: Calgary by abdallahh, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Maastricht by Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Calgary or Maastricht?

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

  • nature and the outdoors
  • families
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Maastricht for

  • getting around
  • culture and sights
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Maastricht’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 and Maastricht are level on 8.
Food & drink. Calgary 45, Maastricht 58: Maastricht leads by 13 points.
Culture & sights. Calgary 35, Maastricht 60: Maastricht leads by 25 points.
Nightlife. Calgary 40, Maastricht 42: Maastricht leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Calgary 88, Maastricht 58: Calgary leads by 30 points.
Day trips. Calgary 55, Maastricht 77: Maastricht leads by 22 points.
Good for families. Calgary 68, Maastricht 55: Calgary leads by 13 points.
Getting around. Calgary 42, Maastricht 74: Maastricht leads by 32 points.
Shopping & style. Calgary 42, Maastricht 60: Maastricht leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Calgary 42, Maastricht 38: Calgary leads by 4 points.
Live music & performing arts. Calgary 46, Maastricht 40: Calgary leads by 6 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Calgary 42, Maastricht 52: Maastricht leads by 10 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Calgary and Maastricht.

Your match

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

Calgary
46match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and families with your weighting.

Maastricht
Best match
52match

Wins on getting around and culture and sights 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

Maastricht in July

24 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
73 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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CalgaryMaastricht

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Calgary: 1991-2020 normals, Calgary Int'l CS (8.2 km from centre). Maastricht: 1991-2020 normals, Maastricht Airport Zuid Limburg (10 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCalgaryMaastricht
Official languageFrench, EnglishDutch
CurrencyCanadian Dollar (CAD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-7, UTC-6 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number911112
Elevation1,045 m49 m
Main airportCalgary International Airport (YYC)9 km from centre103 non-stop destinationsMaastricht Aachen Airport (MST)9 km from centre5 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureCalgaryMaastricht
City population1,306,784120,227
People per km²1,5832,000
Museums within 10 km1321
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km05

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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. 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.