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The Calgary Tower above Olympic Plaza, Calgary
CalgaryThe Calgary Tower above Olympic Plaza
The Christuskirche among palms, Windhoek
WindhoekThe Christuskirche among palms

Photos: Calgary by abdallahh, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Windhoek by Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Calgary or Windhoek?

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

  • day trips
  • families
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Windhoek for

  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Windhoek’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, Windhoek 4: Calgary leads by 4 points.
Food & drink. Calgary 45, Windhoek 36: Calgary leads by 9 points.
Culture & sights. Calgary 35, Windhoek 30: Calgary leads by 5 points.
Nightlife. Calgary 40, Windhoek 25: Calgary leads by 15 points.
Nature & outdoors. Calgary 88, Windhoek 52: Calgary leads by 36 points.
Day trips. Calgary 55, Windhoek 14: Calgary leads by 41 points.
Good for families. Calgary 68, Windhoek 30: Calgary leads by 38 points.
Getting around. Calgary 42, Windhoek 22: Calgary leads by 20 points.
Shopping & style. Calgary 42, Windhoek 30: Calgary leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Calgary 42, Windhoek 62: Windhoek leads by 20 points.
Live music & performing arts. Calgary 46, Windhoek 18: Calgary leads by 28 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Calgary 42, Windhoek 30: Calgary leads by 12 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Calgary and Windhoek.

Your match

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

Calgary
Best match
46match

Wins on day trips and families with your weighting.

Windhoek
29match

Wins on prices 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

Windhoek in July

22 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
11 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Calgary: 1991-2020 normals, Calgary Int'l CS (8.2 km from centre). Windhoek: 1991-2020 normals, Windhoek (1.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCalgaryWindhoek
Official languageFrench, EnglishEnglish
CurrencyCanadian Dollar (CAD)Namibia Dollar (NAD)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzM220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC-7, UTC-6 in summerUTC+2
Emergency number911112
Elevation1,045 m1,650 m
Main airportCalgary International Airport (YYC)9 km from centre103 non-stop destinationsHosea Kutako International Airport (WDH)41 km from centre16 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureCalgaryWindhoek
City population1,306,784486,169
People per km²1,58395
Museums within 10 km135
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00

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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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.