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The Mezquita and the Roman bridge, Cordoba
CordobaThe Mezquita and the Roman bridge
Sint Servaasbrug over the Maas, Maastricht
MaastrichtSint Servaasbrug over the Maas

Photos: Cordoba by Jose María Ligero Loarte, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Maastricht by Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Cordoba or Maastricht?

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
  • culture and sights
  • day trips

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

Choose Maastricht for

  • shopping
  • families
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Maastricht’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, Maastricht 8: Cordoba leads by 6 points.
Food & drink. Cordoba 62, Maastricht 58: Cordoba leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Cordoba 81, Maastricht 60: Cordoba leads by 21 points.
Nightlife. Cordoba 40, Maastricht 42: Maastricht leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cordoba 45, Maastricht 58: Maastricht leads by 13 points.
Day trips. Cordoba 86, Maastricht 77: Cordoba leads by 9 points.
Good for families. Cordoba 40, Maastricht 55: Maastricht leads by 15 points.
Getting around. Cordoba 68, Maastricht 74: Maastricht leads by 6 points.
Shopping & style. Cordoba 38, Maastricht 60: Maastricht leads by 22 points.
Affordability. Cordoba 63, Maastricht 38: Cordoba leads by 25 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cordoba 47, Maastricht 40: Cordoba leads by 7 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Cordoba 40, Maastricht 52: Maastricht leads by 12 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cordoba and Maastricht.

Your match

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

Too close to call, level with your weighting

Cordoba
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Wins on prices and culture and sights with your weighting.

Maastricht
52match

Wins on shopping 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

Maastricht in July

24 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
73 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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CordobaMaastricht

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Cordoba: 1991-2020 normals, Cordoba / Aeropuerto (7.6 km from centre). Maastricht: 1991-2020 normals, Maastricht Airport Zuid Limburg (10 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCordobaMaastricht
Official languageSpanishDutch
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation120 m49 m
Main airportCórdoba Airport (ODB)8 km from centre3 non-stop destinationsMaastricht Aachen Airport (MST)9 km from centre5 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureCordobaMaastricht
City population323,262120,227
People per km²2582,000
Museums within 10 km1621
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km25

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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.