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The Mezquita and the Roman bridge, Cordoba
CordobaThe Mezquita and the Roman bridge
The Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière, Lyon
LyonThe Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière

Photos: Cordoba by Jose María Ligero Loarte, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Lyon by Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Cordoba or Lyon?

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 Cordoba for

  • prices
  • day trips
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Lyon for

  • food and drink
  • families
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Lyon’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. Cordoba 14, Lyon 12: Cordoba leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Cordoba 62, Lyon 84: Lyon leads by 22 points.
Culture & sights. Cordoba 81, Lyon 77: Cordoba leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Cordoba 40, Lyon 58: Lyon leads by 18 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cordoba 45, Lyon 64: Lyon leads by 19 points.
Day trips. Cordoba 86, Lyon 77: Cordoba leads by 9 points.
Good for families. Cordoba 40, Lyon 62: Lyon leads by 22 points.
Getting around. Cordoba 68, Lyon 77: Lyon leads by 9 points.
Shopping & style. Cordoba 38, Lyon 58: Lyon leads by 20 points.
Affordability. Cordoba 63, Lyon 42: Cordoba leads by 21 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cordoba 47, Lyon 68: Lyon leads by 21 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Cordoba and Lyon are level on 40.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cordoba and Lyon.

Your match

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

Cordoba
52match

Wins on prices and day trips with your weighting.

Lyon
Best match
60match

Wins on food and drink 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.

Cordoba in July

37 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Lyon in July

28 °Cdaytime high
17 °Cnight-time low
66 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
15 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. Cordoba: 1991-2020 normals, Cordoba / Aeropuerto (7.6 km from centre). Lyon: 1991-2020 normals, Lyon / Bron (10.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCordobaLyon
Official languageSpanishFrench
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation120 m160 m
Main airportCórdoba Airport (ODB)8 km from centre3 non-stop destinationsLyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS)20 km from centre141 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureCordobaLyon
City population323,262519,127
People per km²25810,838
Museums within 10 km1643
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km22

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). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

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.