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The Römer, the old city hall, Frankfurt
FrankfurtThe Römer, the old city hall
The cathedral of Santa Marta, Santa Marta
Santa MartaThe cathedral of Santa Marta

Photos: Frankfurt by Thomas Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0 DE, cropped; Santa Marta by Oliver H, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Frankfurt or Santa Marta?

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 Frankfurt for

  • live music and the arts
  • day trips
  • getting around

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

Choose Santa Marta for

  • beaches
  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Santa Marta’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. Frankfurt 8, Santa Marta 70: Santa Marta leads by 62 points.
Food & drink. Frankfurt 52, Santa Marta 44: Frankfurt leads by 8 points.
Culture & sights. Frankfurt 60, Santa Marta 34: Frankfurt leads by 26 points.
Nightlife. Frankfurt 52, Santa Marta 50: Frankfurt leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Frankfurt 58, Santa Marta 84: Santa Marta leads by 26 points.
Day trips. Frankfurt 86, Santa Marta 38: Frankfurt leads by 48 points.
Good for families. Frankfurt 62, Santa Marta 40: Frankfurt leads by 22 points.
Getting around. Frankfurt 78, Santa Marta 38: Frankfurt leads by 40 points.
Shopping & style. Frankfurt 56, Santa Marta 27: Frankfurt leads by 29 points.
Affordability. Frankfurt 38, Santa Marta 80: Santa Marta leads by 42 points.
Live music & performing arts. Frankfurt 68, Santa Marta 17: Frankfurt leads by 51 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Frankfurt 52, Santa Marta 30: Frankfurt leads by 22 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Frankfurt and Santa Marta.

Your match

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

Frankfurt
Best match
56match

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

Santa Marta
46match

Wins on beaches and prices with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Frankfurt in July

26 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
68 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Santa Marta in July

32 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
59 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
28 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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FrankfurtSanta Marta

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Frankfurt: 1991-2020 normals, Frankfurt Westend (2 km from centre). Santa Marta: 1991-2020 normals, Santa Marta / Simon Bolivar (11.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureFrankfurtSanta Marta
Official languageGermanSpanish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Colombian Peso (COP)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB110 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-5
Emergency number112123
Elevation101 m8 m
Main airportFrankfurt Main Airport (FRA)13 km from centre281 non-stop destinationsSimón Bolívar International Airport (SMR)13 km from centre6 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year10 days19 days

By the numbers

MeasureFrankfurtSanta Marta
City population760,656505,915
People per km²3,0631,723
Museums within 10 km533
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km40
Swim season, months above 21 °C-12 months

Where else could you go?

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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. 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.