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The fountain in Piazza De Ferrari, Genoa
GenoaThe fountain in Piazza De Ferrari
The yellow Palacio Canton on Paseo de Montejo, Merida
MeridaThe yellow Palacio Canton on Paseo de Montejo

Photos: Genoa by Faber1893, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Merida by Mariposa2723, CC BY 4.0, cropped.

Genoa or Merida?

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 Genoa for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • getting around
  • families

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

Choose Merida for

  • prices
  • wellness
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Merida’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. Genoa 62, Merida 50: Genoa leads by 12 points.
Food & drink. Genoa and Merida are level on 72.
Culture & sights. Genoa 76, Merida 64: Genoa leads by 12 points.
Nightlife. Genoa and Merida are level on 42.
Nature & outdoors. Genoa 78, Merida 48: Genoa leads by 30 points.
Day trips. Genoa 83, Merida 80: Genoa leads by 3 points.
Good for families. Genoa 64, Merida 50: Genoa leads by 14 points.
Getting around. Genoa 66, Merida 45: Genoa leads by 21 points.
Shopping & style. Genoa 48, Merida 50: Merida leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Genoa 55, Merida 75: Merida leads by 20 points.
Live music & performing arts. Genoa and Merida are level on 52.
Wellness & relaxation. Genoa 35, Merida 40: Merida leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Genoa and Merida.

Your match

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

Genoa
Best match
61match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and getting around with your weighting.

Merida
56match

Wins on prices and wellness with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Genoa in July

27 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
27 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
24 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Merida in July

35 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
148 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
27 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Genoa 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.

Genoa's sunshine is measured 80 km from the centre, at Capo Mele.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Genoa: 1991-2020 normals, Genova / Sestri (6.7 km from centre). Merida: 1991-2020 normals, Merida / lic Manuel Crecencio (5.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureGenoaMerida
Official languageItalianSpanish, Nahuatl, Yucatec Maya
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Mexican Peso (MXN)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzAB127 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-6
Emergency number112911
Elevation20 m12 m
Main airportGenoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA)7 km from centre25 non-stop destinationsManuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport (MID)5 km from centre22 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days9 days

By the numbers

MeasureGenoaMerida
City population558,745892,363
People per km²2,3251,010
Museums within 10 km515
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °C4 months12 months

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