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The Mezquita and the Roman bridge, Cordoba
CordobaThe Mezquita and the Roman bridge
A bright beach on turquoise water at Montego Bay, Montego Bay
Montego BayA bright beach on turquoise water at Montego Bay

Photos: Cordoba by Jose María Ligero Loarte, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Montego Bay by Dre Dawkcide, Pexels License.

Cordoba or Montego Bay?

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

  • culture and sights
  • getting around
  • day trips

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

Choose Montego Bay for

  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Montego Bay’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, Montego Bay 84: Montego Bay leads by 70 points.
Food & drink. Cordoba 62, Montego Bay 50: Cordoba leads by 12 points.
Culture & sights. Cordoba 81, Montego Bay 28: Cordoba leads by 53 points.
Nightlife. Cordoba 40, Montego Bay 42: Montego Bay leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cordoba 45, Montego Bay 65: Montego Bay leads by 20 points.
Day trips. Cordoba 86, Montego Bay 50: Cordoba leads by 36 points.
Good for families. Cordoba 40, Montego Bay 48: Montego Bay leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Cordoba 68, Montego Bay 20: Cordoba leads by 48 points.
Shopping & style. Cordoba 38, Montego Bay 25: Cordoba leads by 13 points.
Affordability. Cordoba 63, Montego Bay 38: Cordoba leads by 25 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cordoba 47, Montego Bay 32: Cordoba leads by 15 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Cordoba 40, Montego Bay 45: Montego Bay leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cordoba and Montego Bay.

Your match

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

Cordoba
Best match
52match

Wins on culture and sights and getting around with your weighting.

Montego Bay
44match

Wins on beaches 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.

Cordoba in July

37 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Montego Bay in July

34 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
75 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
29 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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CordobaMontego Bay

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Cordoba: 1991-2020 normals, Cordoba / Aeropuerto (7.6 km from centre). Montego Bay: 1991-2020 normals, Montego Bay / Sangster (3.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCordobaMontego Bay
Official languageSpanishEnglish, Jamaican Patois
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Jamaican Dollar (JMD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB116 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-5
Emergency number112Police 110/112/119/911, ambulance 110, fire 110
Elevation120 m19 m
Main airportCórdoba Airport (ODB)8 km from centre3 non-stop destinationsSangster International Airport (MBJ)4 km from centre48 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasureCordobaMontego Bay
City population323,262123,994
People per km²258-
Museums within 10 km160
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km20
Swim season, months above 21 °C-12 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. 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. Ground elevations sampled from the Mapzen terrain tiles via OpenTopoData, merging SRTM, ASTER, NED, EU-DEM and national sources. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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.