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The Jet d'Eau and a lake boat, Geneva
GenevaThe Jet d'Eau and a lake boat
Gastown, Vancouver
VancouverGastown

Photos: Geneva by Diviosen, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Vancouver by Xicotencatl, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Geneva or Vancouver?

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
  • culture and sights
  • getting around

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

Choose Vancouver for

  • prices
  • food and drink
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Vancouver’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, Vancouver 42: Geneva leads by 3 points.
Food & drink. Geneva 55, Vancouver 72: Vancouver leads by 17 points.
Culture & sights. Geneva 58, Vancouver 42: Geneva leads by 16 points.
Nightlife. Geneva 38, Vancouver 42: Vancouver leads by 4 points.
Nature & outdoors. Geneva 82, Vancouver 97: Vancouver leads by 15 points.
Day trips. Geneva 80, Vancouver 45: Geneva leads by 35 points.
Good for families. Geneva 57, Vancouver 72: Vancouver leads by 15 points.
Getting around. Geneva 86, Vancouver 73: Geneva leads by 13 points.
Shopping & style. Geneva 68, Vancouver 55: Geneva leads by 13 points.
Affordability. Geneva 5, Vancouver 27: Vancouver leads by 22 points.
Live music & performing arts. Geneva 60, Vancouver 52: Geneva leads by 8 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Geneva 55, Vancouver 50: Geneva leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Geneva and Vancouver.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Geneva
57match

Wins on day trips and culture and sights with your weighting.

Vancouver
56match

Wins on prices and food and drink 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

Vancouver in July

23 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
42 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
16 °Csea
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). Vancouver: 1991-2020 normals, Vancouver Harbour CS (4.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureGenevaVancouver
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-8, UTC-7 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation403 m2 m
Main airportGeneva International Airport (GVA)5 km from centre150 non-stop destinationsVancouver International Airport (YVR)9 km from centre109 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year9 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureGenevaVancouver
City population211,152662,248
People per km²13,2805,759
Museums within 10 km3426
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km20
Swim season, months above 21 °C-None

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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.