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The Mezquita and the Roman bridge, Cordoba
CordobaThe Mezquita and the Roman bridge
The Winchester Mystery House, San Jose
San JoseThe Winchester Mystery House

Photos: Cordoba by Jose María Ligero Loarte, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; San Jose by Roxanna Salceda, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Cordoba or San Jose?

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
  • prices
  • getting around

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

Choose San Jose for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • families
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on San Jose’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, San Jose 30: San Jose leads by 16 points.
Food & drink. Cordoba 62, San Jose 56: Cordoba leads by 6 points.
Culture & sights. Cordoba 81, San Jose 36: Cordoba leads by 45 points.
Nightlife. Cordoba 40, San Jose 33: Cordoba leads by 7 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cordoba 45, San Jose 72: San Jose leads by 27 points.
Day trips. Cordoba 86, San Jose 78: Cordoba leads by 8 points.
Good for families. Cordoba 40, San Jose 65: San Jose leads by 25 points.
Getting around. Cordoba 68, San Jose 30: Cordoba leads by 38 points.
Shopping & style. Cordoba 38, San Jose 48: San Jose leads by 10 points.
Affordability. Cordoba 63, San Jose 20: Cordoba leads by 43 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cordoba 47, San Jose 38: Cordoba leads by 9 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Cordoba 40, San Jose 30: Cordoba leads by 10 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cordoba and San Jose.

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 prices with your weighting.

San Jose
45match

Wins on nature and the outdoors 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
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

San Jose in July

27 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
14 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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CordobaSan Jose

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Cordoba: 1991-2020 normals, Cordoba / Aeropuerto (7.6 km from centre). San Jose: 1991-2020 normals, San Jose / Santa Clara Trailer Village (8.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCordobaSan Jose
Official languageSpanish-
CurrencyEuro (EUR)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-8, UTC-7 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation120 m25 m
Main airportCórdoba Airport (ODB)8 km from centre3 non-stop destinationsMineta San Jose International Airport (SJC)8 km from centre38 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureCordobaSan Jose
City population323,2621,013,240
People per km²2582,167
Museums within 10 km1619
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km20
Swim season, months above 21 °C-None

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.