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Nyhavn, Copenhagen
CopenhagenNyhavn
The City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia
ValenciaThe City of Arts and Sciences

Photos: Copenhagen by Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Valencia by Francesco Ungaro, Pexels License.

Copenhagen or Valencia?

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

  • shopping
  • live music and the arts
  • wellness

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

Choose Valencia for

  • prices
  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Valencia’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, Valencia 78: Valencia leads by 38 points.
Food & drink. Copenhagen 76, Valencia 74: Copenhagen leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Copenhagen 72, Valencia 68: Copenhagen leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Copenhagen 60, Valencia 66: Valencia leads by 6 points.
Nature & outdoors. Copenhagen 45, Valencia 60: Valencia leads by 15 points.
Day trips. Copenhagen 72, Valencia 70: Copenhagen leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Copenhagen 85, Valencia 75: Copenhagen leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Copenhagen 85, Valencia 76: Copenhagen leads by 9 points.
Shopping & style. Copenhagen 70, Valencia 57: Copenhagen leads by 13 points.
Affordability. Copenhagen 18, Valencia 57: Valencia leads by 39 points.
Live music & performing arts. Copenhagen 68, Valencia 55: Copenhagen leads by 13 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Copenhagen 55, Valencia 42: Copenhagen leads by 13 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Copenhagen and Valencia.

Your match

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

Copenhagen
62match

Wins on shopping and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Valencia
Best match
65match

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

Valencia in July

30 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
7 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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CopenhagenValencia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Copenhagen: 1991-2020 normals, Koebenhavn / Landbohoejskolen (2.4 km from centre). Valencia: 1991-2020 normals, Valencia (1.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCopenhagenValencia
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 m15 m
Main airportCopenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH)8 km from centre196 non-stop destinationsValencia Airport (VLC)9 km from centre109 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureCopenhagenValencia
City population667,099840,792
People per km²7,3396,242
Museums within 10 km7245
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km52
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone5 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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.