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Nyhavn, Copenhagen
CopenhagenNyhavn
The Cap Spartel lighthouse among palms, Tangier
TangierThe Cap Spartel lighthouse among palms

Photos: Copenhagen by Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Tangier by Ideophagous, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Copenhagen or Tangier?

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
  • getting around
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Tangier for

  • prices
  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Tangier’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, Tangier 50: Tangier leads by 10 points.
Food & drink. Copenhagen 76, Tangier 58: Copenhagen leads by 18 points.
Culture & sights. Copenhagen 72, Tangier 57: Copenhagen leads by 15 points.
Nightlife. Copenhagen 60, Tangier 30: Copenhagen leads by 30 points.
Nature & outdoors. Copenhagen 45, Tangier 55: Tangier leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Copenhagen and Tangier are level on 72.
Good for families. Copenhagen 85, Tangier 35: Copenhagen leads by 50 points.
Getting around. Copenhagen 85, Tangier 40: Copenhagen leads by 45 points.
Shopping & style. Copenhagen 70, Tangier 42: Copenhagen leads by 28 points.
Affordability. Copenhagen 18, Tangier 76: Tangier leads by 58 points.
Live music & performing arts. Copenhagen 68, Tangier 28: Copenhagen leads by 40 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Copenhagen 55, Tangier 50: Copenhagen leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Copenhagen and Tangier.

Your match

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

Copenhagen
Best match
62match

Wins on families and getting around with your weighting.

Tangier
49match

Wins on prices and beaches 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

Tangier in July

29 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
22 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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CopenhagenTangier

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Copenhagen: 1991-2020 normals, Koebenhavn / Landbohoejskolen (2.4 km from centre). Tangier: 1991-2020 normals, Tanger Aerodrome (9.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCopenhagenTangier
Official languageDanishArabic, Standard Moroccan Tamazight
CurrencyDanish Krone (DKK)Moroccan Dirham (MAD)
SocketsCEFK230 V, 50 HzCE50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1
Emergency number112Police 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15
Elevation14 m56 m
Main airportCopenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH)8 km from centre196 non-stop destinationsTangier Ibn Battuta Airport (TNG)11 km from centre50 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureCopenhagenTangier
City population667,0991,275,428
People per km²7,3396,393
Museums within 10 km726
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km51
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone3 months

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