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The Jet d'Eau and a lake boat, Geneva
GenevaThe Jet d'Eau and a lake boat
A skier in powder among snow-covered firs at Marmot Basin, Jasper
JasperA skier in powder among snow-covered firs at Marmot Basin

Photos: Geneva by Diviosen, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Jasper by Marmot Basin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Geneva 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 Geneva for

  • day trips
  • getting around
  • shopping

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

Choose Jasper for

  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors

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. Geneva 45, Jasper 25: Geneva leads by 20 points.
Food & drink. Geneva 55, Jasper 22: Geneva leads by 33 points.
Culture & sights. Geneva 58, Jasper 10: Geneva leads by 48 points.
Nightlife. Geneva 38, Jasper 14: Geneva leads by 24 points.
Nature & outdoors. Geneva 82, Jasper 95: Jasper leads by 13 points.
Day trips. Geneva 80, Jasper 8: Geneva leads by 72 points.
Good for families. Geneva 57, Jasper 42: Geneva leads by 15 points.
Getting around. Geneva 86, Jasper 18: Geneva leads by 68 points.
Shopping & style. Geneva 68, Jasper 12: Geneva leads by 56 points.
Affordability. Geneva 5, Jasper 20: Jasper leads by 15 points.
Live music & performing arts. Geneva 60, Jasper 7: Geneva leads by 53 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Geneva 55, Jasper 46: Geneva leads by 9 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Geneva and Jasper.

Your match

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

Geneva
Best match
57match

Wins on day trips and getting around with your weighting.

Jasper
27match

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

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Geneva in July

27 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
77 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
15 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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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Geneva: 1991-2020 normals, Geneve-Cointrin (5.7 km from centre). Jasper: 1991-2020 normals, Jasper Warden (7.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureGenevaJasper
Official languageFrench, German, Italian, RomanshFrench, English
CurrencySwiss Franc (CHF)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsCJ230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-7, UTC-6 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation403 m1,060 m
Main airportGeneva International Airport (GVA)5 km from centre150 non-stop destinationsEdmonton International Airport (YEG)304 km from centre52 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year9 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureGenevaJasper
City population211,1524,738
People per km²13,2805
Museums within 10 km341
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km20

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Sources

Ground elevations sampled from the Mapzen terrain tiles via OpenTopoData, merging SRTM, ASTER, NED, EU-DEM and national 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). 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 2026-11-02. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.