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The Calgary Tower above Olympic Plaza, Calgary
CalgaryThe Calgary Tower above Olympic Plaza
Cinderella Castle, Magic Kingdom, Orlando
OrlandoCinderella Castle, Magic Kingdom

Photos: Calgary by abdallahh, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Orlando by Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Calgary or Orlando?

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
  • getting around
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Orlando for

  • beaches
  • families
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Orlando’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, Orlando 42: Orlando leads by 34 points.
Food & drink. Calgary 45, Orlando 48: Orlando leads by 3 points.
Culture & sights. Calgary 35, Orlando 22: Calgary leads by 13 points.
Nightlife. Calgary and Orlando are level on 40.
Nature & outdoors. Calgary 88, Orlando 46: Calgary leads by 42 points.
Day trips. Calgary 55, Orlando 58: Orlando leads by 3 points.
Good for families. Calgary 68, Orlando 98: Orlando leads by 30 points.
Getting around. Calgary 42, Orlando 8: Calgary leads by 34 points.
Shopping & style. Calgary 42, Orlando 58: Orlando leads by 16 points.
Affordability. Calgary 42, Orlando 36: Calgary leads by 6 points.
Live music & performing arts. Calgary 46, Orlando 40: Calgary leads by 6 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Calgary 42, Orlando 32: Calgary leads by 10 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Calgary and Orlando.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Calgary
46match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and getting around with your weighting.

Orlando
44match

Wins on beaches and families 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

Orlando in July

33 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
189 mmrain in the month
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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CalgaryOrlando

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Calgary: 1991-2020 normals, Calgary Int'l CS (8.2 km from centre). Orlando: 1991-2020 normals, Orlando Airport (14.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCalgaryOrlando
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-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number911911
Elevation1,045 m34 m
Main airportCalgary International Airport (YYC)9 km from centre103 non-stop destinationsOrlando International Airport (MCO)14 km from centre169 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureCalgaryOrlando
City population1,306,784334,854
People per km²1,5831,086
Museums within 10 km1311
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.