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The Jet d'Eau and a lake boat, Geneva
GenevaThe Jet d'Eau and a lake boat
The Riva in front of Diocletian's Palace, Split
SplitThe Riva in front of Diocletian's Palace

Photos: Geneva by Diviosen, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Split by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Geneva or Split?

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

  • shopping
  • live music and the arts
  • getting around

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

Choose Split for

  • prices
  • beaches
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Split’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, Split 75: Split leads by 30 points.
Food & drink. Geneva 55, Split 57: Split leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Geneva 58, Split 66: Split leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Geneva 38, Split 52: Split leads by 14 points.
Nature & outdoors. Geneva 82, Split 77: Geneva leads by 5 points.
Day trips. Geneva 80, Split 78: Geneva leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Geneva 57, Split 54: Geneva leads by 3 points.
Getting around. Geneva 86, Split 67: Geneva leads by 19 points.
Shopping & style. Geneva 68, Split 32: Geneva leads by 36 points.
Affordability. Geneva 5, Split 45: Split leads by 40 points.
Live music & performing arts. Geneva 60, Split 37: Geneva leads by 23 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Geneva 55, Split 40: Geneva leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Geneva and Split.

Your match

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

Too close to call, level with your weighting

Geneva
57match

Wins on shopping and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Split
57match

Wins on prices 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.

Geneva in July

27 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
77 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Split in July

31 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
25 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
24 °Csea
15 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). Split: 1991-2020 normals, Split / Marjan (0.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureGenevaSplit
Official languageFrench, German, Italian, RomanshCroatian
CurrencySwiss Franc (CHF)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCJ230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation403 m0 m
Main airportGeneva International Airport (GVA)5 km from centre150 non-stop destinationsSplit Saint Jerome Airport (SPU)12 km from centre69 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year9 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureGenevaSplit
City population211,152160,577
People per km²13,280-
Museums within 10 km3411
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km24
Swim season, months above 21 °C-4 months

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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. 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.

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.