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The fountain in Piazza De Ferrari, Genoa
GenoaThe fountain in Piazza De Ferrari
The skyline reflected in the water, The Hague
The HagueThe skyline reflected in the water

Photos: Genoa by Faber1893, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; The Hague by Bráulio jardim, Pexels License.

Genoa 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 Genoa for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • beaches
  • food and drink

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

Choose The Hague for

  • getting around
  • wellness
  • 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. Genoa 62, The Hague 38: Genoa leads by 24 points.
Food & drink. Genoa 72, The Hague 48: Genoa leads by 24 points.
Culture & sights. Genoa 76, The Hague 66: Genoa leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Genoa 42, The Hague 38: Genoa leads by 4 points.
Nature & outdoors. Genoa 78, The Hague 52: Genoa leads by 26 points.
Day trips. Genoa 83, The Hague 86: The Hague leads by 3 points.
Good for families. Genoa 64, The Hague 72: The Hague leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Genoa 66, The Hague 78: The Hague leads by 12 points.
Shopping & style. Genoa 48, The Hague 55: The Hague leads by 7 points.
Affordability. Genoa 55, The Hague 35: Genoa leads by 20 points.
Live music & performing arts. Genoa 52, The Hague 58: The Hague leads by 6 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Genoa 35, The Hague 45: The Hague leads by 10 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Genoa and The Hague.

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 beaches with your weighting.

The Hague
56match

Wins on getting around 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

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

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.

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. Genoa: 1991-2020 normals, Genova / Sestri (6.7 km from centre). The Hague: 1991-2020 normals, Valkenburg (13.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureGenoaThe Hague
Official languageItalianDutch
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation20 m1 m
Main airportGenoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA)7 km from centre25 non-stop destinationsRotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)16 km from centre53 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureGenoaThe Hague
City population558,745548,320
People per km²2,3255,589
Museums within 10 km5154
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km14
Swim season, months above 21 °C4 monthsNone

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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. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.