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The Campanile, Trinity College, Dublin
DublinThe Campanile, Trinity College
A skier in powder among snow-covered firs at Marmot Basin, Jasper
JasperA skier in powder among snow-covered firs at Marmot Basin

Photos: Dublin by David Kernan, CC BY 4.0, cropped; Jasper by Marmot Basin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Dublin 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 Dublin for

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

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

Choose Jasper for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • 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. Dublin 27, Jasper 25: Dublin leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Dublin 50, Jasper 22: Dublin leads by 28 points.
Culture & sights. Dublin 64, Jasper 10: Dublin leads by 54 points.
Nightlife. Dublin 62, Jasper 14: Dublin leads by 48 points.
Nature & outdoors. Dublin 70, Jasper 95: Jasper leads by 25 points.
Day trips. Dublin 72, Jasper 8: Dublin leads by 64 points.
Good for families. Dublin 57, Jasper 42: Dublin leads by 15 points.
Getting around. Dublin 66, Jasper 18: Dublin leads by 48 points.
Shopping & style. Dublin 54, Jasper 12: Dublin leads by 42 points.
Affordability. Dublin and Jasper are level on 20.
Live music & performing arts. Dublin 65, Jasper 7: Dublin leads by 58 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Dublin 25, Jasper 46: Jasper leads by 21 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Dublin and Jasper.

Your match

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

Dublin
Best match
53match

Wins on day trips and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Jasper
27match

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

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Dublin in July

20 °Cdaytime high
11 °Cnight-time low
62 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
15 °Csea
17 hdaylight a day

Jasper in July

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

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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DublinJasper

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Dublin: 1991-2020 normals, Dublin Airport (9.3 km from centre). Jasper: 1991-2020 normals, Jasper Warden (7.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureDublinJasper
Official languageEnglish, IrishFrench, English
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsG230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC, UTC+1 in summerUTC-7, UTC-6 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation20 m1,060 m
Main airportDublin Airport (DUB)9 km from centre200 non-stop destinationsEdmonton International Airport (YEG)304 km from centre52 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureDublinJasper
City population592,7134,738
People per km²5,1545
Museums within 10 km401
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone-

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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.