Photos: Daytona Beach by Han Zheng, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Winter Park, Colorado by Murray Foubister, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.
Daytona Beach or Winter Park, Colorado?
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 Daytona Beach for
- beaches
- day trips
- nightlife
What lies behind each score is written up on Daytona Beach’s own page.
Choose Winter Park, Colorado for
- nature and the outdoors
- getting around
- wellness
What lies behind each score is written up on Winter Park, Colorado’s own page.
Scoreboard
Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.
What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Daytona Beach and Winter Park, Colorado.
Your match
Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.
Wins on beaches and day trips with your weighting.
Wins on nature and the outdoors and getting around with your weighting.
What matters to you?
When should you go?
Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.
Daytona Beach in July
Winter Park, Colorado in July
Daytime high, °C
Rainfall in the month, mm
Where the figures come from
Winter Park, Colorado's temperatures are measured 90 km from the centre, at Leadville / Stringtown.
Winter Park, Colorado's station stands 269 m above the city centre, so the centre is likely a little warmer than the figures say.
Winter Park, Colorado has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.
Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Daytona Beach: 1991-2020 normals, Daytona Beach / Mansfield Mobile Home Park (4.9 km from centre). Winter Park, Colorado: 2006-2020 (rainfall 1991-2020) normals, Leadville / Stringtown (89.9 km from centre).
Before you go
| Measure | Daytona Beach | Winter Park, Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| Currency | US Dollar (USD) | US Dollar (USD) |
| Sockets | AB120 V, 60 Hz | AB120 V, 60 Hz |
| Driving side | Right | Right |
| Time zone | UTC-5, UTC-4 in summer | UTC-7, UTC-6 in summer |
| Emergency number | 911 | 911 |
| Elevation | 4 m | 2,759 m |
| Main airport | Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB)5 km from centre8 non-stop destinations | Denver International Airport (DEN)95 km from centre231 non-stop destinations |
| Public holidays this year | 11 days | 12 days |
By the numbers
| Measure | Daytona Beach | Winter Park, Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| City population | 72,647 | 1,033 |
| People per km² | 440 | 24 |
| Museums within 10 km | 6 | 0 |
| UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km | 0 | 0 |
| Swim season, months above 21 °C | 9 months | - |
Where else could you go?
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