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The Semperoper, Dresden
DresdenThe Semperoper
A skier in powder among snow-covered firs at Marmot Basin, Jasper
JasperA skier in powder among snow-covered firs at Marmot Basin

Photos: Dresden by Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Jasper by Marmot Basin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Dresden or Jasper?

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 Dresden for

  • culture and sights
  • live music and the arts
  • day trips

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

Choose Jasper for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • beaches
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Jasper’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. Dresden 10, Jasper 25: Jasper leads by 15 points.
Food & drink. Dresden 45, Jasper 22: Dresden leads by 23 points.
Culture & sights. Dresden 79, Jasper 10: Dresden leads by 69 points.
Nightlife. Dresden 47, Jasper 14: Dresden leads by 33 points.
Nature & outdoors. Dresden 74, Jasper 95: Jasper leads by 21 points.
Day trips. Dresden 76, Jasper 8: Dresden leads by 68 points.
Good for families. Dresden 60, Jasper 42: Dresden leads by 18 points.
Getting around. Dresden 74, Jasper 18: Dresden leads by 56 points.
Shopping & style. Dresden 42, Jasper 12: Dresden leads by 30 points.
Affordability. Dresden 55, Jasper 20: Dresden leads by 35 points.
Live music & performing arts. Dresden 76, Jasper 7: Dresden leads by 69 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Dresden 42, Jasper 46: Jasper leads by 4 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Dresden and Jasper.

Your match

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

Dresden
Best match
57match

Wins on culture and sights and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Jasper
27match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and beaches with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Dresden in July

26 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
80 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Jasper in July

24 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
50 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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DresdenJasper

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Dresden: 1991-2020 normals, Dresden-Strehlen (3.8 km from centre). Jasper: 1991-2020 normals, Jasper Warden (7.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureDresdenJasper
Official languageGermanFrench, English
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-7, UTC-6 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation126 m1,060 m
Main airportDresden Airport (DRS)10 km from centre13 non-stop destinationsEdmonton International Airport (YEG)304 km from centre52 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureDresdenJasper
City population562,7644,738
People per km²1,7135
Museums within 10 km701
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10

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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. 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 2026-11-02. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.