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Nyhavn, Copenhagen
CopenhagenNyhavn
Comares Tower and the Palace of Charles V, Alhambra, Granada
GranadaComares Tower and the Palace of Charles V, Alhambra

Photos: Copenhagen by Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Granada by Jebulon, CC0.

Copenhagen or Granada?

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 Copenhagen for

  • families
  • shopping
  • getting around

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

Choose Granada for

  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Granada’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. Copenhagen 40, Granada 38: Copenhagen leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Copenhagen 76, Granada 62: Copenhagen leads by 14 points.
Culture & sights. Copenhagen 72, Granada 80: Granada leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Copenhagen 60, Granada 58: Copenhagen leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Copenhagen 45, Granada 80: Granada leads by 35 points.
Day trips. Copenhagen 72, Granada 76: Granada leads by 4 points.
Good for families. Copenhagen 85, Granada 52: Copenhagen leads by 33 points.
Getting around. Copenhagen 85, Granada 68: Copenhagen leads by 17 points.
Shopping & style. Copenhagen 70, Granada 40: Copenhagen leads by 30 points.
Affordability. Copenhagen 18, Granada 63: Granada leads by 45 points.
Live music & performing arts. Copenhagen 68, Granada 58: Copenhagen leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Copenhagen 55, Granada 48: Copenhagen leads by 7 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Copenhagen and Granada.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Copenhagen
62match

Wins on families and shopping with your weighting.

Granada
60match

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

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Copenhagen in July

23 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
59 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
17 °Csea
17 hdaylight a day

Granada in July

35 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
13 hsunshine a day
No seasea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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CopenhagenGranada

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Copenhagen: 1991-2020 normals, Koebenhavn / Landbohoejskolen (2.4 km from centre). Granada: 1991-2020 normals, Granada / Caserío Hospicio (5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCopenhagenGranada
Official languageDanishSpanish
CurrencyDanish Krone (DKK)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCEFK230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation14 m693 m
Main airportCopenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH)8 km from centre196 non-stop destinationsF.G.L. Airport Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX)16 km from centre13 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureCopenhagenGranada
City population667,099233,975
People per km²7,3392,659
Museums within 10 km7220
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km51
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone-

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.