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A galleon on the Motława below the old crane, Gdansk
GdanskA galleon on the Motława below the old crane
The skyline reflected in the water, The Hague
The HagueThe skyline reflected in the water

Photos: Gdansk by Nikater, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; The Hague by Bráulio jardim, Pexels License.

Gdansk or The Hague?

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 Gdansk for

  • prices
  • nightlife
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose The Hague for

  • day trips
  • shopping
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on The Hague’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. Gdansk 40, The Hague 38: Gdansk leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Gdansk 50, The Hague 48: Gdansk leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Gdansk 68, The Hague 66: Gdansk leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Gdansk 52, The Hague 38: Gdansk leads by 14 points.
Nature & outdoors. Gdansk 58, The Hague 52: Gdansk leads by 6 points.
Day trips. Gdansk 62, The Hague 86: The Hague leads by 24 points.
Good for families. Gdansk 62, The Hague 72: The Hague leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Gdansk 72, The Hague 78: The Hague leads by 6 points.
Shopping & style. Gdansk 42, The Hague 55: The Hague leads by 13 points.
Affordability. Gdansk 68, The Hague 35: Gdansk leads by 33 points.
Live music & performing arts. Gdansk 52, The Hague 58: The Hague leads by 6 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Gdansk 36, The Hague 45: The Hague leads by 9 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Gdansk and The Hague.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Gdansk
55match

Wins on prices and nightlife with your weighting.

The Hague
56match

Wins on day trips and shopping with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Gdansk in July

22 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
85 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
17 hdaylight a day

The Hague in July

21 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
78 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Gdansk 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.

Gdansk's sunshine is measured 55 km from the centre, at Elblag.

The Hague 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.

The Hague's sunshine is measured 60 km from the centre, at De Bilt.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Gdansk: 1991-2020 normals, Gdansk-Rebiechowo (12.7 km from centre). The Hague: 1991-2020 normals, Valkenburg (13.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureGdanskThe Hague
Official languagePolishDutch
CurrencyZloty (PLN)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCE50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation11 m1 m
Main airportGdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (GDN)13 km from centre72 non-stop destinationsRotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)16 km from centre53 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureGdanskThe Hague
City population487,834548,320
People per km²7145,589
Museums within 10 km3454
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km24
Swim season, months above 21 °CNoneNone

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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). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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. 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.